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Lawmaker seeks protections for teachers against strike
House Majority Whip Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, is telling teachers who oppose the job action to send her emails at her official state address detailing that they actually want to go to work but can't because the school has been closed. Townsend told Capitol Media Services she will write back -- and from her official state email account -- to provide proof that they made that claim.
The Breakdown, Episode 15: The teachers have spoken
Public school employees voted last week, and they've decided to strike - but leadership behind the Red for Ed movement pumped the breaks.
Teachers vote to walk out
Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to walk out beginning April 26. Nearly 80 percent of the 57,000 votes case were in favor of a strike.
Many rural teachers out of reach of Red for Ed movement
Some rural districts were left without any representation from Arizona Educators United or any clear sign that their voices mattered as public education employees across the state took part in a vote on whether to walk out of schools.
A tale of two votes: One will walk, the other won’t – yet
For teachers who carried Red for Ed signs, anxiety about their careers and their students, and frustration over the voting process grew as they weighed whether to strike in spite of Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan for a 20 percent raise by the 2020 school year.
Teachers set for days of rallies at Capitol
Arizona Educators United have permission to rally at the Capitol all day Friday and most of next week.
AG opinion: Teacher strikes ‘forbidden’
Empowered by successful walkouts in other states, Arizona teachers began three days of voting Tuesday on whether to follow suit here.
Teachers to vote on strike, unhappy with pay raise offer
Arizona Educators United will hold a vote on whether to walk out of classrooms across Arizona this week.
The Breakdown, Episode 14: Enough is enough?
Gov. Doug Ducey offered teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020, but will that be enough to satisfy their demands?
Missing details of Ducey pay plan leave teachers skeptical
Lack of details of where the money is coming from and what the governor's plan does not include has Arizona educators panning his offer of a big hike in teacher pay.
Grassroots teachers’ push sidelines union in pay dispute
At 40,000 strong, Arizona Educators United pushed aside the Arizona Education Association, the political group typically charged with imposing their will at the Legislature.
The Breakdown, Episode 13: Good – not great – times at the Capitol
Gov. Doug Ducey has had a rough time in the last few weeks, but some insiders argue that's just the nature of the political cycle as he campaigns for another term in his office.
