• School Board Elections

    [Picture] Each odd-numbered year in April, District 201 holds an election for school board members. This year is an uncontested election, with only one new person on the ballot. Professional Issues Chair...

  • Contractual Clock Hours and Teaching

    By L. Spriggs ​Unions don’t generally support doing unpaid work for employers because it sets the precedent that employees have an obligation to work for their employer on their time off, and that should...

  • What Is Recent Enforcement?

    By L. Spriggs Employers are notoriously famous for mismanaging workplaces, especially when it comes to discipline. This mismanagement generally works in favor of union members since employees can't be...

  • Can Unions Discipline Their Own Members?

    By L. Spriggs / Question submitted anonymously Member Question: "I've had to explain to a number of people that the union doesn't work to discipline 'bad' teachers. Maybe you could provide an explainer...

  • What Is Substantial Evidence?

    By L. Spriggs Your employer can't discipline you for violating a rule or standard if they don't have substantial and credible evidence to justify the discipline. ​ In his book titled Just Cause: A Union...