Benefits of union membership include:
State and Federal Education Funding
Teachers’ Rights and Due Process STRS
Retirement Pensions
School Improvement Plans
Career Technical Education and the Arts
School Nutrition
English Language Learners Instruction
Children’s Healthcare
Children with Special Needs
Construction and Maintenance of Facilities Technology Grants
Collective Bargaining Rights Evaluation
Criteria
Curriculum and Standards StandardizedTesting
Text Book Adoption
Finality of Grades
Student Discipline
Credentialing
Teacher Classifications
Seniority and Lay-off Procedures
Privatization of Public Education
Areas the union has the power to collectively bargain:
Salaries, Extra Duty Pay, and Stipends
Evaluation Process
General Protections Against Arbitrary and
Capricious Actions – Just Cause
Class Sizes
Site-Based Decision Making
Professional Staff Development Length of Work Day
Length of Work Year
Personal and Academic Freedom Transfers
Grievance Procedure
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Benefits Planning Time
Curriculum and Instruction – Teacher Input
Adjunct Duty Responsibilities
Leaves
Teaching Materials and Equipment
Non-Discrimination
Role of Seniority
Assistance in Moving Classrooms
Safety
Personnel Files
Issues that the union may be politically involved in:
Public education and the teaching profession are too important to leave in the hands of politicians alone.
State and Federal Education Funding
Teachers’ Rights and Due Process STRS
Retirement Pensions
School Improvement Plans
Career Technical Education and the Arts
School Nutrition
English Language Learners Instruction
Children’s Healthcare
Children with Special Needs
Construction and Maintenance of
Facilities Technology Grants
Collective Bargaining Rights Evaluation
Criteria
Curriculum and Standards Standardized
Testing
Text Book Adoption
Finality of Grades
Student Discipline
Credentialing
Teacher Classifications
Seniority and Lay-off Procedures
Privatization of Public Education