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Penn Hills strike call shows secrecy’s hidden costs

February 3rd, 2010 at 2:50 pm » Comments (0)

If you want the quickest possible look at what's wrong with how most school district contracts with teacher unions are negotiated, read two sentences from an online news item published ...more »

News flash? Public officials can legally ask for public comments

April 17th, 2009 at 4:02 pm » Comments (0)

One of the state's longer-running contract negotiations will go on still longer. On April 15 the Northwest Area SD (Luzerne County) board rejected a union settlement offer by a ...more »

South Butler union says “step” pay raises shouldn’t count

February 18th, 2009 at 11:47 pm » Comments (1)

At the end of last October I posted a note on South Butler County SD (Butler County, northeast of Pittsburgh), drawing attention to its website's point-by-point comparison of board and ...more »

Lake-Lehman teachers on strike

December 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pm » Comments (0)

According to a December 23 article at CitizensVoice.com, Lake-Lehman teachers are on strike. The article says that striking teachers are not only picketing the schools but the places of ...more »