On December 18th, the United Teachers of Dade (UTD) uncovered the impact of dynamic shifts in retirements, new hires, resignations, and terminations within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Due to these shifts, UTD did not meet the new membership density requirement imposed by Senate Bill 256, which raised the threshold from 50% to 60% of dues-paying
The leadership team of United Teachers of Dade fought off challengers who said they've lost touch with members. The president of the teachers union won reelection but by a smaller margin than in past years.
every day, we feel like we re in a race, a marathon. reporter: with just one icu bed left, nurse rachel evers says it s wearing on the staff. compared to march and april, what are we seeing now in the icu? oh, march was just the tip of the iceberg. and every day, it s coming into more patients and they re very sick. reporter: as cases rise, the debate over reopening schools raging. the clock is ticking. reporter: mindy grimes-festge is one of dozens of educators and parents suing governor ron desantis, who wants kids back in the classroom. the governor suggested that teachers who don t want to go back inside of a classroom could do something like take a sabbatical. could you could other teachers afford to do something like that right now? absolutely not. i mean, to make that statement just lets us know that he s not in touch with what s happening. reporter: she and her husband are both teachers and they are concerned they could bring the virus home to their son, who is