Michigan: Proposed bills tell teachers one strike, they’re out

by E Wayne Ross on July 3, 2009

Grand Rapids Press: Proposed bills tell teachers one strike, they’re out

GRAND RAPIDS — Two bills in the state House could cause teachers to suffer greater penalties — including loss of certification for two years — for taking part in a strike.

State Reps. Bill Rogers, R-Howell, and Jimmy Womack, D-Detroit, filed bills intended to add teeth to the 1994 law that made strikes illegal, but made it impractical to punish violators.