The passage of the Fairness in Negotiations Act by the 2010 Maryland General Assembly will bring significant changes to public school labor negotiations in Maryland. Is the new law a “big win” or “openly hostile to education”? That depends on whom you ask. In brief, the 24-page Fairness in Negotiations Act creates a state-wide Public […]
Disabled E-Mail Account Restored, Harford Education Association Drops Grievance (UPDATED)
The Harford County Education Association has dropped a grievance that was filed with Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback over the Association’s use of the schools’ e-mail system. Responding to an inquiry from The Dagger, HCEA President Randy Cerveny said that his HCPS e-mail account was restored on Monday, February 22, 2010 and that […]
Rewritten ‘Fairness in Negotiations Act’ No Longer Supported By Sen. Glassman
You’d never know it from looking at the version of SB 673 – Fairness in Negotiations Act still on the Maryland General Assembly web site, but the bill was drastically rewritten in the last few days, so much so that Senator Barry Glassman withdrew his sponsorship and voted against the bill in the Senate Finance […]