NEW: Providence School Board Won’t Approve Teacher Contract
Friday, July 01, 2011
The rocky relationship between the Providence School Committee and Mayor Angel Taveras took another turn Friday as the board notified the city that it had unanimously voted to request that contract negotiations with the teachers union be halted until they are more involved in the process.
The School Committee issued a letter to Taveras that contract negotiations are supposed to include the board.
“The board believes that the PTU collective bargaining agreement contains provisions that are essential to the essence of our educational mission and therefore are to be considered management rights that cannot be assigned, transferred or given away by the School Board,” the letter stated.
The teachers are the only major union that has not reached a contract agreement with the city. On Thursday evening, the two public safety unions (police and fire) overwhelming voted to approve its contract. Local 1033 approved its contract in April.
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Comments:
Buc Kner
4:09pm on Friday, July 01, 2011
Angel has balls that Plato used to have!
get rid of School comm..non-elected means no contractual authority
William Blackstone
4:14pm on Friday, July 01, 2011
Angel, hear that? Sounds like not everyone is on your side. Oh no! What happened to all those East Side folks that you smoozed to get elected?
Margaret Kelly
6:02pm on Friday, July 01, 2011
Not Chavez, maybe Trujillo but definitely not the guy people thought they were electing!!!
Buc Kner
6:59am on Saturday, July 02, 2011
touche to the Wabun wannabe!!
barnaby morse
6:52am on Monday, July 04, 2011
Maybe it's time to get rid of the appointed board in CF, too!
Concerned Taxpayer
8:39am on Monday, July 04, 2011
This is nothing more than a power grab because Mayor Taveras can' t get what he wants..as usual he is listening to the wrong people. 4years of temper tantrums??????