Nevada’s largest teachers union filed suit Monday against a state law making it illegal for teachers and other public school employees to go on strike over pay and working conditions in the country’s fifth-largest school district, which includes Las Vegas.
The Clark County Education Association argues in its lawsuit that the 1969 state law prohibiting public employee strikes is unconstitutional. They said it also infringes on the First Amendment rights of its approximately 18,000 members in nearly 380 schools in Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County who are waging a contentious monthslong contract battle.
They also argue that the state’s definition of a strike is overbroad, sweeps away constitutional rights and gives way for arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.
That is some bullshit law they got there.
The whole point of striking is to attempt a balance of power and just making it “illegal” is ridiculous. What a farce.
Exactly, that’s how a union shows it’s strength. If they don’t want them to strike then they need to compromise
but think of the children /s
-who have no teachers left and whose classrooms have no funding
I get it but it really annoys me when teachers trot out that line themselves
Like I had someone do that to me when I asked about a strike right after they were talking about schools failing kids.
They should strike to protest the law