niknight_ml t1_j8ktzqt wrote on February 15, 2023 at 1:10 AM

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

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.