If you’ve not had an opportunity to read up on Senate Bill 5, here is a summary:
The teeth of SB 5
The bill does the following things THAT AFFECT EVERY ONE OF YOUR
CONTRACTS: (given in order of appearance in the bill)
1. After the bill's effective date, ONLY 1-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR TEACHERS OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
2. NO MORE CONTINUING CONTRACTS FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE ONE after the effective date of the bill
3. ILLEGAL TO BARGAIN OVER HEALTH CARE--Boards must govern their own plans & EMPLOYEES MUST PAY AT LEAST 20%
4. NO MORE SALARY SCHEDULES; BOARD DETERMINES EACH PERSON'S PAY BY MERIT ONLY
5. NO MORE MANDATORY SICK LEAVE; Boards required to set up their own "general leave policies"
6. RIF cannot be conducted by seniority only, but MUST INCLUDE MERIT RATINGS, including VALUE-ADDED SCORES, etc.
7. No more requirement to bargain over changing or deleting existing terms of the CBA--Board can change it
8. NO MORE BARGAINING OF EFFECTS OF MGMT DECISIONS
9. When looking at bargaining salaries, all sides MUST consider "ability to pay" WITHOUT COUNTING LEVIES THAT ARE UP OR WILL BE ADDED
10. ILLEGAL TO BARGAIN VACANCY/TRANSFER/JOB DUTIES (i.e. "no restriction on Board or administration's ability to fill or assign based on qualifications and suitability")
11. ILLEGAL TO BARGAIN ANY RESTRICTION ON CLASS SIZE
12. ILLEGAL TO BARGAIN ANY RESTRICTION ON A BOARD'S DETERMINATION OF HOW TO ORDER A RIF
13. Illegal to bargain any provision BETTER than the law, but CAN bargain LESS than the law.
14. IF IN FISCAL EMERGENCY, BOARD CAN TERMINATE CONTRACT WITH NOTICE; MAY bargain a new one.
15. Once Impasse is reached in negotiations, EMPLOYER MANDATED TO POST ON THEIR WEBSITE BOARD'S & UNION'S LAST OFFERS
16. Strikes WOULD still be Legal, BUT THE BOARD CAN GET AN INJUNCTION AT ANY TIME
17. BOARD CAN HIRE PERMANENT REPLACEMENTS FOR STRIKERS
18. Employers (Board members, administrators) can "offer opinions, views, beliefs, etc." on negotiations topics without it being a ULP
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