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Three years ago, teachers in Kentucky joined the burgeoning #RedforEd movement by staging a protest against a pension reform bill that legislators rammed through in less than 24 hours. They followed up with a sickout that shut down some two dozen school districts.
Those labor actions were not organized by the Kentucky Education Association, the state National Education Association affiliate that represents about 27,500 working K-12 public school employees. A Facebook group calling itself KY 120 United was responsible.
The state Supreme Court later struck down the bill, but KY 120 United continued its activism, organizing protests in 2019 and lobbying the legislature. It sometimes acted in concert with the state union, and other times alone. This unstable relationship came to an abrupt end last week, when the leaders of KY 120 United announced that the group would become an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Lawmakers meet to discuss changes to Kentucky educators pension
Lawmakers are tossing around the idea of creating a third tier to the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System for new hires after January 20-22. Author: Chris Williams Updated: 7:17 PM EST December 16, 2020
FRANKFORT, Ky. Capitol Avenue was not a sea of Red Shirts Wednesday as lawmakers mull a teachers pension reform bill. The majority of those involved are reflecting on the past, not hoping to repeat it.
One lawmaker has already started groundwork to connect with education groups. Republican 66th District Representative Ed Massey has been working with the Kentucky Educators Association, superintendent and school board groups, universities and the JCTA to hammer out some compromise to the issue that created protests in 2019.