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« Coventry firefighter's funeral procession draws crowd | Today | DEM warns of potential for fish die-off » August 31, 2007Teachers turn out for hearing on Burrillville strikePROVIDENCE -- Superior Court Judge Netti Vogel addressed the court later than expected today at a hearing requested by the Burrillville School Department. The school wants to compel teachers -- who voted to strike -- to come to work. School in the district had been due to start this past Wednesday. The teachers' contract expires today. Extra: Read a copy of the school department's complaint. Vogel announced that she had asked attorneys on both sides to meet in private to work on “preliminary matters.” She wanted them to come up with a “joint statement of undisputed facts” and exhibits. It was unclear exactly when the formal hearing in court would begin. Between 80 and 100 teachers turned out to observe the proceedings at Superior Court in Providence. “I plan on continuing with the matter from day to day until that hearing is complete,” Vogel said. -- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal writer Mark Reynolds Teacher contracts are also expiring today in East Greenwich, Exeter-West Greenwich, Providence and Tiverton. Exeter-West Greenwich has returned to school, while mediation continues in that district. Mediated sessions are also expected to continue through the holiday weekend for East Greenwich, where school is due to start Tuesday. The Tiverton teachers’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against the School Committee yesterday, maintaining that the committee has bargained in bad faith by failing to send appoint a negotiator authorized to reach a tentative agreement. The teachers’ contract expired yesterday, and the union membership will meet after school today to consider its next steps. The first day of classes in Tiverton was Wednesday. Jamestown has a tentative agreement in place that will be considered by its teachers union and School Committee on Thursday, Sept. 6. New Shoreham ratified a new three-year contract last week. North Kingstown's contract was also due to expire today, but teachers and the School Committee there ratified a new agreement earlier this summer. Posted by Brandie Jefferson Commentsjoe | August 31, 2007 12:30 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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hey brandie i do not make enough money at my job nor have the greatest health care. i was thinking of not showing up for work... wait i can't...i'll get fired. can you ask the judge what should i do? thanks a non-union worker...