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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:10 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 12 May 2011 01:33
From timesfreepress.com:
A GOP-backed bill limiting teachers’ collective bargaining rights scraped through the House Finance Committee 13-12 today, with Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell providing the tie-breaking vote.
Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting no and another abstained. They fear the bill will be changed on the House floor or in a conference committee to mirror the Senate version, already passed, which abolishes collective bargaining rights entirely.
Democrats called the bill is an “attack on teachers.”
Rep. Tommie Brown, D-Chattanooga, alluded to efforts by Republicans in other states to weaken or abolish collective bargaining by teachers or other public employees.