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Teachers, union leaders criticize board’s move against collective bargaining at Manassas meeting
Summary
Multiple district employees and Manassas Education Association leaders used public comment to denounce the board’s April vote banning collective bargaining and to urge the board to meet with staff and consider alternatives.
Several teachers, support staff and union leaders used the May 15 public-comment period to criticize the Manassas City Public Schools board over its April vote to ban collective bargaining and to press members to engage directly with employees.
David Keller, an Osborne High School English teacher who said he recently accepted a position elsewhere, told the board he felt “betrayed” after officials previously encouraged teacher voices but then voted to ban bargaining. "This betrayal hurts," Keller said, and warned that staff departures follow when employees feel ignored.
Anna Demaria,…
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