Schooling in the Ownership Society: Anti-union NLRB ruling confirms that charters aren't public school

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Anti-union NLRB ruling confirms that charters aren't public school:

Anti-union NLRB ruling confirms that charters aren't public school

by Mike Klonsky

Charter school lobbyists are quick to remind critics that they are still public schools in need of public funding and public support. But when it comes to preventing their teachers from unionizing, they have no problem describing themselves asprivate entities, free from constraints and laws governing public-sector employees.

Pres. Obama's appointed NLRB has ruled that teachers at a Chicago charter school are now subject to private-sector labor laws, rather than state laws governing public workers.

WBEZ reports:

The ruling made by the National Labor Relations Board last month, said the Chicago Math and Science Academy is a “private entity” and therefore covered under the federal law governing the private sector. The decision overrules a vote taken by