by David Safier
From an Arizona Education Association alert:
Today HB 2395 passed in House Government Committee. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Laurin Hendrix, will prohibit school boards from allowing Association dues to be collected through payroll deduction. Since the bill was last on the agenda, AEA staff and leaders stayed through the entire 7+ hours of the committee hearing in order to testify against the bill and show solidarity as a union.
AEA Vice President Andrew Morrill spoke on behalf of the Association along with other local association members and leaders. The bill passed along party lines, 6-1, with Rep. Chad Campbell as the only NO vote. HB 2395 takes away control from teachers' personal freedom to choose how they want the funds from their paycheck distributed and it limits teachers' abilities to make personal business decisions.
This bill is another example of the legislature attacking Arizona's teachers and infringing on their rights in an attempt to punish teachers for lobbying on behalf of school funding, specifically for rallying in front of the Capitol last March 4. HB 2395 continues the work of the policy changes passed during special session last year that eliminated contract dates, RIF recall rights, and seniority protections for teaching professionals.
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