Centinela Valley school district loses labor case against teachers union

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.dailybreeze.com/social-affairs/20140702/centinela-valley-school-district-loses-labor-case-against-teachers-union

By Rob Kuznia, The Daily Breeze
POSTED: 07/02/14, 8:31 PM PDT | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO

In a victory for the Centinela Valley teachers union and the latest blow to embattled Superintendent Jose Fernandez, the state labor board has found that the school district violated the law when it unilaterally terminated the release time granted to union presidents to conduct union business.

The Public Employment Relations Board ruling, which the district was required to make public this week, puts an end to a protracted legal battle that has been quietly raging between the Centinela Valley Union High School District and its teachers union for more than three years. The district serves four high schools in Lawndale and Hawthorne.

“So much time and money and resources were wasted over this issue,” said Sandra Goins, executive director of the South Bay United Teachers, the umbrella union for teachers for Centinela Valley and three other area school districts. “The attorneys won big on this lawsuit and this unfair labor practice charge.”

When the dispute first erupted in January of 2011, the union president was P.E. teacher Betty Setterlund, a vocal critic of the district and bitter opponent of Fernandez, who has been on leave since March pending the outcome of several internal and criminal investigations into his excessive compensation, which surpassed $663,000 last year.

FULL story at link.

[roody]

1. Hooray for Ca. teachers and our unions.

[BrotherIvan]

2. A superintendent makes $663k while kids don't have books or paper

If I had a kid in that district, they would see me at every board meeting. Blame teachers my ass.

[Starry Messenger]

3. Good.

Fuckers.