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Rinleigh t1_j8kd63l wrote

Reply to comment by Bearawesome in There’s a push to give teachers (and other public employees) the right to strike in Mass. What to know. by bostondotcom

Districts have been low balling teachers for years - providing them with a 1-2% raise after dragging on negotiations for a few years. And all the teachers are working without a contract. I think other districts are seeing the success of striking and thinking it’s a risk worth taking. These districts better start negotiating in good faith to avoid strikes.

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niknight_ml t1_j8ktzqt wrote

Yep. Right around the time of the 2008 recession, a handful of school committees got it in their head (on the advice of their legal counsel) that the fact that teacher strikes are illegal means that they could refuse to negotiate in good faith. It has since expanded to being a statewide issue.

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