Teacher Strike
Teacher strike nets Capistrano $1.7 million
July 06, 2010 Filed in: Budget & Finance
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Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register
It crippled the Capistrano
Unified School District for three days, causing lost instruction
time, wild swings in student attendance and unexpected bills for
substitute teachers, security guards and consulting fees. In the
end, though, the teacher strike in Orange County's second-largest
school district in April netted Capistrano $1.7 million in extra
cash, even after all of the bills were paid, according to a
Register financial analysis…
Talk of CUSD teacher strike getting louder
March 31, 2010 Filed in: Unions
Asha Patel, Orange County Local New Network
The Capistrano Unified
School District is expected to make official a more than 10 percent
teacher pay cut at a special meeting Wednesday, a move which has
the entire Capistrano education community worried about a possible
teacher strike. The proposed pay cut – to be put before the
district board at a public meeting Wednesday – would affect 2,300
CUSD teachers and certificate-holding employees. Capistrano Unified
is facing a $34 million shortfall for fiscal year 2010-2011 and an
additional $5 million shortfall in 2011-2012…
CUSD And The Strike
June 01, 2010 Filed in: Budget & Finance
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Column: Larry Christensen, The Orange County
Register The
cuts were neither temporary nor permanent but to be tied to the
State’s ability to reinstate funding back to schools at historic
levels. CUEA conceded the fact that at least a l0% cut was
required, however they touted that since no specific date was given
as to when teacher’s pay would be reinstated then the cuts were
permanent. Strike posturing began almost immediately and the mantra
associated with strike chants built upon the word “permanent”, even
though the word was never part of the imposed language. Though
pre-strike rhetoric against the board was disseminated on a daily
basis the board honored the precondition to remain quiet about
their reasons or viewpoints in order not to violate fair practice
laws by negotiating in public. CUSD offered a date to meet with
CUEA to resolve the remaining issues and to set language for a new
contract in order to avoid a strike. CUEA set that very same day to
strike…
A Word About Strikes — An Editorial
May 01, 2010 Filed in: Unions
Ron Bennett, The Fiscal Report Unions have no legal
responsibility for the solvency of the district; their duty is to
their dues paying members. The School Board has full accountability
for the solvency of the district and must take whatever action is
necessary to meet its legal responsibilities and protect the
students and taxpayers. Over the past few weeks, we have seen
media attention drawn toward the collective bargaining process,
particularly when there has been a unilateral contract imposition
by management or a strike by labor. In my opinion, we are likely to
see a few—maybe quite a few—similar situations evolving over the
next several months. I would like to offer some opinions on how to
think about these situations and how to either avoid them or handle
them appropriately...