In Las Vegas-area Clark County, over 18,000 teachers are preparing to strike. The teachers are upset that money set aside by the state to give teachers significant raises isn’t being used for that purpose.
Since teachers are not allowed to strike in Nevada, formal dates have yet to be set for a strike. However, teachers say they are prepared to begin engaging in walkouts unless something is done.
Teachers say they are refusing to work overtime until the situation is resolved. They are now asking that Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo intervene to resolve the dispute.
“It is reflective of a statewide problem right now. We have a crisis of vacancies, and it is not being addressed. The governor and the legislature passed money to address that, and it is not happening,” Clark County Education Association President John Vellardita told KTNV. “So we are asking for that intervention.”
For more, check out KTNV : https://www.ktnv.com/news/education/why-is-governor-lombardo-expected-to-step-in-on-clark-county-teacher-salary-negotiations-we-find-out
An “illegal” strike basically just means it’s not protected. In other words, they can fire you for striking.
I wonder who they plan on replacing the teachers with if they fire them given part of the reason the teachers are striking is a lack of teaching staff to fill available positions …
The right wants this because it leads to more for-profit education
They’ll just put an ad on Facebook marketplace.
If you’re going broke while working then getting fired for striking is kinda moot. Hopefully they get what they are asking for.
Also, it super pisses me off that most people see striking employees, teachers and nurses in particular, as greedy or lazy. Raise your own fucking kids and treat your own illnesses if it is so easy.