Sentences with phrase «focuses on collective bargaining»

Professional organizations of teachers, principals, and superintendents focus on collective bargaining and advocacy, not on setting evidence - based professional standards for educators.

Beginning in the 1960s, the AFT emerged as a labor union focused on collective bargaining with management; the NEA quickly followed suit, and the two unions competed to organize America's teachers in a framework that posited teachers as individual laborers.

Not exact matches

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker prepared Tuesday to unveil full details of his two - year budget plan, which...

The recently concluded 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been cited as a ground breaking contract focused on collaboration and including a new differentiated compensation system.

Though the advent of collective bargaining represents a significant development in the history of American education, most research and commentary about our schools focuses on other matters.

He also points out that collective - bargaining districts focus on seniority, protecting various benefits associated with longevity rather than pushing for higher pay.

«We think Abood was incorrectly decided from the beginning... but in addition to that, one thing that has changed which has brought the issue into more sort of a clearer focus is that unions have become more and more political, and it is becoming more and more clear that even the things they negotiate for in collective bargaining have a direct connection to political disputes,» Pell said on the call.

The focus on collaboration as a means for reform in public education comes at a critical time when teachers unions are facing attacks that threaten to destroy collective bargaining rights in several states.

While this brief focuses on Act 10's impact on Wisconsin teachers based on the data available, the same forces driving changes in the teaching workforce can also affect the broader public sector.3 Proponents of Act 10 insisted that reducing collective bargaining rights for teachers would improve education by eliminating job protections such as tenure and seniority - based salary increases.

They would also put severe restrictions on collective bargaining, and outlaw «sickouts» like the ones that finally focused attention on how bad the schools are.

The AFT has recognized that collective bargaining can be more effective if the union engages parents and communities and focuses on serving students better.

While their involvement was once intricately linked to teacher professionalism and school success, today they are locked in a mindset that is focused almost entirely on protecting collective bargaining rights and ensuring that tenure, seniority and uniform pay scales dictate who gets paid what, and who stays and goes in the classroom.

In an addendum to its response, the district expressed a willingness for further discussion on the union's desire to improve overall educational opportunities and outcomes; and those, the district said, «will occur within the collective bargaining meetings and within the consultation process as appropriate, and will involve use of sub-committees and focus groups as needed.»

Michael focuses on the representation of employers in collective bargaining, before labour relations boards, human rights tribunals and in rights arbitration hearings.

Dunlevey focuses his practice on assisting business owners with employment related issues, including wage - hour compliance, wrongful discharge defense and regulatory compliance, collective bargaining, OSHA, workers» compensation, EEOC and NLRB proceedings and federal and state court litigation.

When constructing his test for who is an «employee», which is built on criteria such as dependency and control, Davidov stressed that his focus was on «the appropriate scope of employment standards and collective bargaining laws», rather than human rights and health and safety regulations which are quite different.

David focuses on the representation of employers in collective bargaining, before labour relations boards, human rights tribunals and in rights and interest arbitration hearings.

While focusing on litigation, Cam has assisted employers with a wide range of other matters, including the preparation of employment contracts and employment policies, collective bargaining and dispute resolution before labour, employment, human rights and other administrative tribunals.

Bill's practice focuses on large issue litigation and the conduct of complex negotiations, domestically and internationally, in the following fields: arbitration and dispute resolution; collective bargaining; education law and university governance; employment law; health law; human rights; inquests; international labour standards; labour relations; occupational health and safety; and privacy law.

His traditional labor law practice is focused on labor - management relations, collective bargaining, response to union organizing, labor arbitration, and unfair labor practice investigations and litigation before the National Labor Relations Board.

The primary focus of the articling experience in Toronto is on all aspects of labour and employment law, including labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and safety.

In particular, his practice is focused on providing his clients with strategic advice regarding various matters including employment standards, labour arbitration, collective bargaining, human rights, wrongful dismissals and occupational health and safety.