Paying Good Teachers More Is ‘Unfair’??!!
In response to a staffing crisis, the elected Lee County School Board (LCSB) approved an incentive plan to attract and retain teachers for high-need schools and hard-to-fill subject areas.
By a vote of 55-53, the Michigan House of Representatives voted to protect teachers by barring school districts from deducting union dues from teachers’ paychecks. Most Republicans supporting the measure and most Democrats opposed. Republicans said money now deducted for union dues will now go into teachers pockets so union officials will have to collect the union dues and fees themselves, not the taxpayers. The bill now moves to the Republican controlled Senate and will require a signature from Gov. Rick Snyder to become law.
While it is great to see Michigan finally willing to take on the union bosses this is just a small step in the right direction. Michigan needs to protect all workers and the best way to do that is with a Right to Work law.
In response to a staffing crisis, the elected Lee County School Board (LCSB) approved an incentive plan to attract and retain teachers for high-need schools and hard-to-fill subject areas.
Recently updated federal data on the American workforce and employment show that employer demand for college-educated employees rose at a surprisingly rapid clip from 2014 to 2024.
Repeal at the state level of monopoly bargaining laws is ultimately what is needed, but the DoED downsizing is definitely a good step.