Despite meeting for over 14 hours, the Lake Forest High School, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"lake-forest-high-school"} --> teachers' union and school board failed to come to an agreement Monday. The strike will continue into Tuesday, while
Board, LFEA Fail to Come to an Agreement After 14 Hours of Negotiations
Lake Forest High School strike will continue into its 6th day on Tuesday.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-state-ed-board-school-in-lake-forest-without-teachers-shouldnt-count-20120918,0,2144449.story
(5 ILCS 315/) Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=108&ChapterID=2 "(5 ILCS 315/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 1610) Sec. 10. Unfair labor practices. (a) It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer or its agents: ... (3) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against a public employee because he has signed or filed an affidavit, petition or charge or provided any information or testimony under this Act;" I should point out that there is nothing keeping us from hiring new teachers while the strike is on. It just looks like the striking teachers can choose to come back to work as long as the strike is in effect, which could be forever. I could find no long term time limits. Now the fascinating part about all this is that I could find no contingency plan for dealing with a situation that never gets resolved. The laws appear to assume that the strike will always end at some point, and the strikers will always go back to work. So if I read what I thought I read... and you got nothing but an "internets" guarantee that I have any clue at all... then the simplest way, and probably the ONLY way to get rid of the union, is to simply refuse to agree to a contract, hire new teachers, take back the ones who cross the line, Keep Calm and Carry On.
Anyone else agree?
LHFS can argue that they are having seminar days with educational components no different than other high schools in the state. But, yes, eventually the students will need to be taught the basics to qualify. In comparison, the CPS quality days of education comply with the state. Not a high hurdle for LFHS to meet.
Second, anyone interested in running for school board please contact me using http://ForOurChildrensFuture.com and I will gladly walk them through the process.
I believe Jeff's post is an offense worthy of the Lifetime Ban Hammer. Are you going to deal with this?
Also, I would like to say to the picketing teachers, walking with your signs in a elongated circle is from a time when union lines were meant to stop the use of what ever you were making.....what are you making? And why are you walking in a circle? Who cares! Just stand and hold you signs. Walking in a circle makes you look uneducated as to why strikes were originally created.
Teachers return to school this morning.