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VIII. Substantive Challenges

By Thomas W. Washburne and Michael Jahr, published on Feb. 28, 2007

There are a number of substantive challenges[xiv] that school board members are likely to come across while negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.


[xiv] A substantial portion of this section is derived from the Mackinac Center’s 1998 study Collective Bargaining: Bringing Education to the Table, by then-Mackinac Center attorney La Rae Munk.

SKU: S2007-01
Collective Bargaining Primer

A Collective Bargaining Primer

  • Preface
  • I. Introduction to Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
  • II. Bargaining Collectively Under Michigan Law
  • III. Michigan School Boards and the Bargaining Process
  • IV. Education Unions and the Bargaining Process
  • V. Individual Teachers and the Bargaining Process
  • VI. Procedural Challenges in Public-Sector Collective Bargaining
  • VII. Employee Salaries and Benefits
  • VIII. Substantive Challenges
    • “Just Cause” Discipline and Discharge
    • Teacher Evaluations
    • Seniority-Based Salary Schedules
    • Class Sizes
  • IX. Recommendations for Better Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • X. Conclusion
  • About the Authors
  • Appendix: Text of flier distributed in Muskegon County, April 2006
  • Endnotes

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