Unfair Labor Practice Charge Filed Against Edison School Board
It's about time! Now the Edison Local School Board of Education is going to get a taste of their medicine. The Edison Local Education Association has filed an unfair labor practice against the Edison School Board and According to the State Employment Relations Board (SERB), they have found enough evidence to go ahead with an expedited hearing. What does this mean? It means within 10 days there will be a hearing to determine the facts and just what will be done about it. The only fear I have hear is that the venomous snake Carmichael is slippery enough to somehow slither her way out of this.
The statement surrounding this latest round of legal volleys was issued in the form of a memo as the Edison School Board offered up their LAST version of a "fair" contract, an di use the term fair VERY loosely. The statement read "Please be advised all certified staff members are required to report to work, Failure to report to work may result in termination of employment.". This statement alone, without any other stunts performed by the amazing Carmichael, is proof of her character and unwillingness to observe the rights of the union teachers.
This comes amid the plea form Carmichael to get back to contact talks possibly as early as Wednesday. The Chances of this happening, I am afraid, is slim to none. After all the stunts Carmichael has pulled, if I were a teacher I would certainly not sit down in the same room with her and attempt to negotiate. If any type of negotiation is to be done it should be done with the other members of the board and a federal mediator. Carmichael should be left out in the cold just like she did to the teachers.
I applaud the union and their representatives for taking this stand and filing the appropriate paperwork to get this the attention it deserves form the State Employment Relations Board.
