Local teachers union leaders say strike is a 'last resort,' face certification loss if they walk out
Published: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 6:30 PM
Protesters take part in a labor group rally opposed to Governor Rick Snyder's policies at the State Capitol Building in Lansing on March 16.State lawmakers have a message for members of teachers unions talking about a potential strike: It could cost them cash – and their certification.
But local Michigan Education Association members say a walkout is a “last resort,” despite a tough letter from President Iris Salters that calls on locals units to “ratchet up actions” and plan an April vote authorizing crisis activities “up to and including a job action.”
Area teachers received letters this week from Salters saying that recent activity in Lansing amounts to “outright attacks” on the union.
“Should lawmakers fail to end these attacks on the people of Michigan, we will not shy away from