Tipp City teachers vote to form union

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/tipp-city-teachers-vote-to-form-union/nkZ8d/

Posted: 7:05 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2015

By Nancy Bowman
Contributing Writer

TIPP CITY — Teachers in the Tipp City school district voted to unionize, in part to improve communications with the board of education and the administration, a teachers’ spokesman said.

District teachers voted 94 to 54 in an election by mail to form a collective bargaining unit. The vote was coordinated by the State Employment Relations Board.

Joe Bellas, a teacher and spokesman for the Tipp City Education Association, said Thursday that concern over staff turnover was part of the reason behind the teachers’ decision.

“We know that we have a very serious problem, that teacher turnover in Tipp City schools was much higher than normal last year. It was a major concern to us, the community and the administration as well,” Bellas said.

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[philosslayer]

1. Great news!