[Semper911]

A labor agreement is a contract between TWO parties. Someone in Detroit (and other cities) AGREED to these provisions. The teachers can't just make it all happen by themselves. We never read a hit piece on the bastards who signed off on the perks -- it's all just the evil teacher's fault.

So wait for the contract to expire, and negotiate the new terms. Instead of bitching about the work rules of the teachers, change them. Say no to the perks, and stand your ground, Detroit. The teachers won't strike in this economy.

That is what is happening with teacher's contracts all over the country. Teacher's are taking pay cuts and freezes, and contracts are being rewritten from the ground up. And the teachers themselves are fine with it -- it is the unions who are whining about it. Most teachers hate their unions. Trust me on that.

[hoosierham]

The people in administration who signed those contracts didn’t care because they were spending “government money” and it is endless,or so they think.And there are way too many administrators and co-ordinators.Then there are all the idiot government mandates for forced sex ed,and diversity.

The emergency administrator should fire the a**holes who signed the contracts,void the contracts,cut the administration staff by at least half,etc.

All government run operations tend toward bloated staffs and wasteful spending.

[PapaBear3625]

So wait for the contract to expire, and negotiate the new terms.

Meanwhile, authorize a few hundred non-union charter schools.