Reply #4: Seniority does not allow one teacher to bump another from a school.

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In other words, you don't get to pick and choose where you teach. If there is a vacancy you can ask to be transferred there. And I see nothing wrong with that. I used my seniority to be placed in the school where I wanted to teach when my school was closed. And no it isn't near my home (it's the farthest away from my home in my district in fact), it doesn't have the best students or the least hassles either. Nearly half of the teachers in my district were re-assigned for this year. I don't know any who picked a school based on any of your criteria.

Once again, negotiated working conditions are being twisted to paint the teachers and unions in a bad light. And once again, instead of criticizing this, we, as progressives, need to be insisting this be the policy in ALL workplaces.