chatboard - Teachers.Net

Join Teachers.Net

Chatboards

Recent Groups

NV Teachers

MEMBERS

1 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Mills College

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

Nevada Teachers Chatboard

CCSD & NPRI Divide and Conquer Tactics

by CCEA is not the greatest, but it is the best we have.

Jun 5, 2013

Fellow Teachers:

When I read the email from the anti-union group NPRI, I had to ask myself why they care or what is their agenda in trying to get teachers to drop their membership in CCEA. Could it be that the woman in charge of Human Recourses for CCSD has a relationship with one of the leaders of this group? What is their stake in this? They claim that they want you to drop so you can keep the dues you pay and spend them on something that benefits you. REALLY?? I see nowhere in the email where they tell you what will happen to you if CCEA goes away.

It has been very clear over that last few years that CCSD has been trying to take away protections that teachers have won. Here is what CCSD WILL do if they get the chance:

1. Stop all increases for education 2. Change your health insurance to a for-profit company 3. Make your ability to keep your job based on the proficiency scores of the students in your school 4. Change the observation process so you have n...See More

Comment

(4)

report post

anon As long as Nevada is a "right-to-work" state, teachers are screwed over no matter what.

The associations in Nevada are basically worthless in protecting teachers from the capricious antics of administrators.

Unless, of course, you have family connections with a district.

On 6/05/13, CCEA is not the greatest, but it is ...See MoreAs long as Nevada is a "right-to-work" state, teachers are screwed over no matter what.

The associations in Nevada are basically worthless in protecting teachers from the capricious antics of administrators.

Unless, of course, you have family connections with a district.

On 6/05/13, CCEA is not the greatest, but it is the best we have. wrote: > Fellow Teachers: > > When I read the email from the anti-union group NPRI, I > had to ask myself why they care or what is their agenda in > trying to get teachers to drop their membership in CCEA. > Could it be that the woman in charge of Human Recourses for > CCSD has a relationship with one of the leaders of this > group? What is their stake in this? They claim that they > want you to drop so you can keep the dues you pay and spend > them on something that benefits you. REALLY?? I see > nowhere in the email where they tell you what will happen > to you if CCEA goes away. > > It has been very clear over that last few years that CCSD > has been trying to take away protections that teachers have > won. Here is what CCSD WILL do if they get the chance: > > 1. Stop all increases for education > 2. Change your health insurance to a for-profit company > 3. Make your ability to keep your job based on the > proficiency scores of the students in your school > 4. Change the observation process so you have no say in the > things that are said about you > 5. Make it so they can fire you for any reason they choose > 6. Move you to any school they choose even if you do not > want to move schools. > > > Let me address some of the concerns I have heard from > members and non-members: > > CCEA really does not do much for me because I don't have > any problems at my school. > > I have been driving since I was 16 years old and have never > caused an accident. Yet every year I pay my insurance > premiums. I know that if I do cause an accident I want to > protect all of the things I have worked very hard for. I > have been in an accident that was not my fault and my > insurance company helped me in collecting funds to pay to > fix my car. I was very glad that I had them on my side. > > I see CCEA as an insurance company that is here to protect > the investment I have made in my education and in the years > I have invested in my job. I also am glad that they go to > bat for me when it comes time to negotiate with CCSD. I > have been teaching for 18 years and the only minor setback > was this last year's decision by the arbitrator. And I > feel that CCEA helped teachers keep as much of their salary > as possible. > > CCEA pays its employees way too much money using my dues. > > First let me address some of the "FACTS" they put forward > in their email. They claim that CCEA paid a person over > $600,000 in salary using our dues. This is not true...in > fact if you notice they use an RJ article to make the claim > so they do not have to prove the claim. Over $400,000 of > this amount was paid by outside organizations setting up > the CTE program. In fact CCEA has taken steps to reduce > staff salary and benefits in the last 2 years. If you have > concerns about what the employees of CCEA are getting paid > you can get the salaries on their site because it > is "public information". > > CCEA lost the last negotiation and I lost my step and > education increases! > > If you look at this decision you can really say that CCEA > actually won half the battle. CCSD wanted to deny teachers > their step and education increases at the beginning of the > 2012-2013 school year and went to arbitration. The > arbitrator did say that CCSD should use the teacher raises > to hire more teachers and said that CCSD could stop the > raises. If CCEA had not stepped in you would have never > gotten the raises for the 6 months you received them. And > in winning the negotiation for the 2011-2012 school year > CCEA insured that you got the step and education increases > that had been frozen for the previous 2 years. In fact if > CCEA had not stepped in we would have had to pay back > almost an entire year of raises. I feel that my dues were > well spent in this instance. > > The arbitrator told the District that they had to use the > raises they were taking from the teaches to hire more > teachers to reduce class sizes. It is not a coincidence > that just a few short weeks after this decision our > Superintendent quit his job. It is clear to me that he and > CCSD were not going to be able to use the money from the > raises in the way the arbitrator had indicated. The > Superintendent and CCSD knew that they had hired all of the > teachers they could and money was never a factor. They had > lied to the arbitrator and had painted themselves into a > corner that they knew they could not get out of. > > In our upcoming negotions, CCEA will demand that the > increases that were taken from you will be reinstated. > > Why should I pay dues when I get all of the negotiated > increases and benefits anyway!! > > We should all be in the same boat together! There is > something to be said about being part of something that is > bigger than just yourself. If we do not stay together > things will not get better...When CCSD negotiates a > contract with us and they see that 35% of teachers are not > CCEA members, it emboldens the District to try to exact > greater concessions from teachers. ALL of us are affected > as a result.

Jun 5, 2013

report post

If Everyone Joined, Maybe we could do something. On 6/05/13, anon wrote: > As long as Nevada is a "right-to-work" state, teachers are > screwed over no matter what.

Sandoval dumped the Rhee-Tards. That is a victory and step in right direction.

> > The associations in Nevada are basically worthless in > protecting teachers from the capricious antics of > admin...See More

Jun 5, 2013

report post

anon I am very glad they helped you. WEA was no help to me, not even telling me of filing a complaint with EEOC, and was too busy cutting deals with the district in order to help its idiot administrators.

On 6/05/13, If Everyone Joined, Maybe we could do something. wrote: > On 6/05/13, anon wrote: >> As long as Nevada is a "right-to-w...See More

Jun 5, 2013

report post