Little Rock's school district is bracing for the possibility of its first strike in decades because a state panel this month voted to strip the local teachers union of its collective bargaining power.
Little Rock's school district is bracing for the possibility of its first strike in decades because a state panel this month voted to strip the local union of its collective bargaining power, adding more uncertainty to a system that's been under state control for nearly five years.
"Any actions we take will be about our students and protecting our students because that is our number one priority," Gordon said."If we take any action, it will because we believe there is no other way to protect our students." "We're just trying to gather as many folks who are qualified to be substitutes as possible and also utilize as many educators we have in our system or to be available," said Poore, who sent parents a letter last week assuring them schools would remain open in the event of a strike. The state has also approved the district's request to double the amount it would pay substitutes during a strike, from $90 to $180 a day.
"What troubles me is this is run by individuals who claim they prefer local control. This should have been a local decision," said state Sen. Linda Chesterfield, a Democrat from Little Rock. Little Rock is the only district in Arkansas with a union that has collective bargaining power and the last time the district had a strike was in 1987. Students missed six days of school during that strike — the first teachers strike in the state's history — before a new two-year contract was approved.
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