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Unfair Labor Practices

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Reports: GEA to Drop Unfair Labor Practice Complaint

The GEA "reluctantly" intends to drop its unfair labor practices complaint against School District 304, according to an article in the Kane County Chronicle.

A report in the Kane County Chronicle says the Geneva Education Association intends to drop its unfair labor practices complaint against School District 304. The article says the GEA is dropping the complaint "reluctantly." GEA President Carol Young said the action was prompted by statements made from an attorney from the Illinois Education Association—the statewide teachers union organization. The GEA filed the complaint in November, prior to an 11th-hour agreement that averted a potential teachers strike. School Board members said they expected the complaint to be dropped after both sides signed a new three-year contract, but were surprised when the GEA indicated its intent to follow through. In December, School District 304 filed a …

In this Article:

Geneva Newsmakers Countdown 2012—No. 2: Carol Young (in Geneva Patch), GEA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against District 304 (in Geneva Patch), Tentative Geneva Teachers Agreement Struck; School in Session Monday, and 3 more ›

Friday, December 21, 2012

Reports: School District 304 Files Counterclaim Against GEA

While the Geneva teachers union continues to pursue an unfair labor practice claim, the School District has filed a similar counterclaim against the teachers union.

In a legal battle before the Illinois Labor Relations Board, Geneva School District 304 is now filing a counterclaim against the Geneva Education Association for unfair labor practices, the Kane County Chronicle reports. The GEA filed the charge against the School District on Dec. 10, before a new three-year teachers contract was ratified. But the GEA officers decided to move forward with the complaint, saying its members "still feel like they were treated wrongly."  GEA President Carol Young said the School Board was trying to intimidate teachers when it sent an e-mail informing them that they would be responsible for paying for their full health and dental insurance premiums for every day during a work stoppage. A GEA press release said …

In this Article:

Geneva's New 3-Year Teachers Contract Could 'Sunset' Step Increases, Salary Spiking (in Geneva Patch), Reports: GEA Moving Forward With Unfair Labor Complaint (in Geneva Patch), GEA Posts Open Letter to Geneva Citizens (in Geneva Patch), and 30 more ›

Whitney Stein

9:57 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012

Best money ever spent!!!! The GEA can spend their dues pursuing a stupid lawsuit because they were "wronged" and we'll spend part of the budget countersuing it. Hope that means an ego-centric teacher loses a job to meet the budget next year, but that's doubtful. Too bad it won't ever be the GEA members/leaders that are making these stupid decisions.   more ›

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