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District seeks to rewrite personal and campaign-leave language; union resists changes
Summary
The Martin County School District proposed striking and rewriting parts of Article 11 that govern personal leave, campaign leave and other unpaid leaves; the union called the changes regressive and said the revisions would create inconsistent campus practices and remove long-standing protections allowing unpaid campaign or association leave.
The Martin County School District proposed revisions to Article 11 of the collective bargaining agreement that would replace the contract’s existing personal- and campaign-leave language with provisions the union says are ambiguous and administratively damaging.
Union witnesses told the special magistrate the district’s changes would remove longstanding protections that have allowed bargaining-unit members unpaid leave for activities such as campaigning for public office or serving in association roles. "We couldn't recall a a point in time ... in which anyone ever utilized this language," Martin County Education…
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