MacIver Investigation – The Kenosha Education Association (KEA) recertified as the Kenosha Unified School District’s (KUSD) exclusive collective bargaining unit late last week thanks to a loophole in Wisconsin’s legal code. Read More Kenosha Teachers’ Union Recertifies Thanks to Legal Loophole
Less than a week after a controversial decision to enter into new labor contracts, the Kenosha School Board, the Kenosha School District, and the Kenosha Education Association are all being sued by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) for violating collective bargaining laws. Read More Lawsuit Filed Over the Kenosha School Board’s New Union Contracts
MacIver News Service – Unions in Kenosha moved at breakneck speed Tuesday hoping to get new contracts approved by the school district, but in the end, their efforts were stalled. The school board voted 4-3 to postpone any action on the contracts until its November 26th meeting. Read More Kenosha School Board Delays Contract Decision on 4-3 Vote
MacIver News Service – In the midst of confusion created by a circuit judge potentially acting well beyond the limits of his authority, at least one Wisconsin teachers union is acting under the belief Act 10 never existed in the first place. Read More Do Unions Have an Opening to Negotiate after a Dane County Judge’s Ruling?
Did KEA’s Refusal to Renegotiate in 2011 and Subsequent Lay Off of 200 Teachers Lead to Teachers Voting Against Certification? That decision ended up hurting the district and union members alike. While other districts were able to take advantage of the savings in Act 10 to offset the cuts in state aid, the Kenosha Unified School District was unable to get the union to renegotiate the contract. In 2011, the district issued layoff notices to 212 full-time teaching positions, which may help explain why many union members were not feeling well-represented by the KEA. Read More Kenosha Teachers – Free To Choose