The school will collectively bargain with teachers after 85% said they wanted to join a union.
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Live blog: Ben Franklin board to vote on teachers’ union
They will meet in private before the vote, but board president said they would discuss the matter in public.
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Ben Franklin board president: Extent of teachers’ complaints was unknown before union drive
The school’s teachers want to join a union due to complaints about pay and contract renewals.
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Despite generally good salaries, 85% of faculty at Ben Franklin is said to favor unionizing
The effort to unionize teachers at the city’s top public high school comes to culmination next week. School leader Timothy Rusnak’s discretion over who gets paid what has been a hot topic since the organizing drive began. Rusnak says it gives him leverage in bidding for the services of the best teachers.
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Decision near at Ben Franklin on whether to accept petition for faculty union
Early returns from enrollment process show room for additional applicants who pass the admissions test.
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Franklin High School teachers hope to unionize; some teachers cite pay concerns
The well-regarded school would become the second charter in the city to join union.
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Morris Jeff board considering policy changes
Teachers union proposes creation of a formal hiring policy.
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Morris Jeff charter school board embraces new teachers union
Formed with the support of 94 percent of staff, The Morris Jeff Association of Educators will be solely comprised of the school’s employees.
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Union eyes charters, seeks teacher contact info and offers training sessions
The immediate aim is professional development, but the union also wants to lay the groundwork to organize the schools.