A legal filing made Friday in Middlesex Superior Court seeks to expand an existing case, brought by the state and Newton School Committee against the union, to include parents in a class action.
In many states, the ability of teachers' unions to go on strike, particularly during the school year, is either severely curtailed or outright prohibited by law. The reason for this is simple: it makes no sense to allow government employees to collectively bargain against the taxpayers, or to withho.
NEWTON, Mass. An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb ended Friday night after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a new contract.
NEWTON, Mass. An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb ended Friday night after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a new contract.