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Negotiations typically stretch into the fall or even spring semester. But, this year, teacher union leaders and school officials landed a swifter compromise.
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The Tampa Bay area's largest teachers union, the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, was just shy of the required number of members.
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SB 256 raised requirements for public-sector unions to remain certified. Some teachers unions in the Tampa Bay area are fighting to survive.
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Ever since the passage of a union law in 2023, tens of thousands of public employees have lost their bargaining rights.
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More than 4,000 teaching positions need to be filled across Florida. In the greater Tampa Bay region, there's about 880 vacancies.
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United Teachers of Dade says that more than 30% of its members have formally signed statements affirming they want to keep their union — a key step required by the state agency that oversees Florida's public unions. Next, UTD members must vote to recertify the organization.
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United Teachers of Dade failed to clear the threshold of having 60% of its members pay dues — a new requirement for public unions under state law. Now, Florida's largest teachers union could lose its contract as a result.
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Under a new Florida law, teachers unions that don't collect dues from at least 60 percent of their members risk decertification.
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United Teachers of Dade did not reach the 60% threshold of dues-paying members required by a contentious new state law. It could have a major impact on one of the largest unions in Florida, and the single largest employer in Miami-Dade County.
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The tentative deal would raise wages for more experienced teachers and lift a salary cap, priorities that the teachers union stressed throughout negotiations.
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The Hillsborough teacher's union and school district came closer to reaching a new agreement on salary increases, but left the bargaining table on Thursday without closing the gap.
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With a federal judge poised to hear arguments next week, the state is fighting an attempt to block key parts of a new law that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions.