Education Action Group
Big Government
12/1/2011
MILWAUKEE – The sky is falling. Hell’s freezing over.
Well, almost. The Milwaukee school board has decided to invoke Act 10 and cut labor costs, without permission from its large and influential teachers union.
Welcome to the real world of school finance, Milwaukee.
If you recall, Milwaukee was one of those districts that couldn’t accept the benefits of Act 10 this year.
That’s because the school board, despite its financial problems, retroactively entered into a four-year collective bargaining agreement with its teachers union, complete with salary increases, in 2010.
Apparently someone in Milwaukee woke up in recent months. The district announced last week that the school board took “bold action” Nov. 17 by approving a three-year wage freeze for all employees, which will be applicable as soon as current collective bargaining agreements expire…
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