Massachusetts Charter School Teachers Join Teamsters Local 170
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Teachers in Massachusetts made history recently when they became the first group of charter school teachers to join the Teamsters Union. The 80 teachers, who work at the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlborough, Mass., joined Teamsters Local 170 in Worcester, Mass., through card-check recognition. The vote was certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations.
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“The #1 issue is the employee at-will status,” said Paul Stuart, a Teamsters Local 170 organizer who worked with the teachers as they organized. “They have one-year contracts. They never knew from year to year if they’d be working again.”
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http://teamster.org/news/2014/07/massachusetts-charter-school-teachers-join-teamsters-local-170
