Restore Fairness at the Bargaining Table for Non-Instructional School Employees

Make your voice heard to restore fairness at the bargaining table for non-instructional school employees to once again allow them to negotiate with their employer over the issue of contracting out. Tell me more

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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I am writing to urge you to support HB 4533 and SB 424, which will allow non-instructional school employees to bargain over the issue of outsourcing and its impact.

Public Act 112 enacted in 1994 made a number of changes to the Public Employee Relations Act (PERA) that adversely singled out public school employees.  One of the most extreme changes eliminated the ability of non-instructional school employees' to address concerns over the outsourcing of their jobs by making it a prohibited subject of bargaining. Under current law, they are not allowed to discuss the reasons the employer is seeking to outsource the work, nor are they able to propose their own resolutions to the district's problems, even if they may have creative alternative to save the school district money.  These employees are even prohibited from bargaining over the impact of the decision to outsource their jobs; despite the devastating economic impact these decisions would have on the employees and their families.

Finally, there is no legal requirement that school districts must competitively bid for services, no matter how large a sum of money is involved.

It is important to understand, that House Bill 4533 and SB 424 do not prohibit school districts from outsourcing the jobs. It only provides that the local school districts will need to discuss the issue and its impact with the employees directly affected by the district's ultimate decision.

Based upon the above, I urge you to support of HB 4533 SB 424 to restore fairness at the bargaining table for non-instructional school employees.  Thank you for your attention to this critically important issue.  I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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