E. Providence teachers, School Committee head to court
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PROVIDENCE -- The East Providence School Committee and the teacher's union are heading to court this morning over the School Committee's decision to reduce teachers' salaries and make them pay toward health insurance costs. The hearing has been scheduled for 11 a.m. The changes, which modify the existing contract, went into effect yesterday. District officials are trying to close a $4.2-million deficit. The East Providence Education Association, which represents the city's more than 500 teachers, has filed an unfair labor charge against the School Committee, the second such complaint since negotiations broke down in the fall. In September, the School Committee filed two similar complaints against the union. 
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LOL...why should state workers not get pay raises and why should they have to contribute toward their health care like others do?
Maybe they think taxpayers have the ability to PRINT money.
Funny how they LITERALLY have their hand out.
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It will be interesting to see if teachers can understand the fact that even though they work hard and have a contract the city can't afford them. Over the past decade every well trained, hard working Rhode Islander has seen wage cuts and benfit reductions - except teachers. Salaries and benefits make up 80% of education costs so this is where the real savings must come from.
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Seems to me that the teachers don't understand the concept of not having enough money.
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We should petition our lawmakers, who are now in session by the way, to get rid of that dumb, stupid, financially unsound, anti-kid, anti-education, assinine law (TITLE 28 Labor and Labor Relations CHAPTER 28-9.3 Certified School Teachers' Arbitration SECTION 28-9.3-2) that allows teachers to unionize. Get rid of the union and you get rid of the problem.
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Larry, the article was not about State workers...it was about EP school teachers...are you that much against state workers that you have to blame them for what the EP teachers are doing?
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The greed of the teachers union can only be surpassed by that of the firefighters union!!
They should do what Cumberland is doing and merge medical services with Lincoln. More services, better staffing but less cost to us taxpayers. What's wrong with that!!?
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