No pay? Furlough day (and not on the weekend)!

The Representative Assembly has authorized WEA to encourage locals to adopt a "No pay cuts" position when opening contracts. This measure includes encouraging members to adopt a "reduced pay means reduced work days" position, continuing to bargain and maintain current TRI pay increases and provisions, and work with their districts to eliminate these days on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday of a normally scheduled five day work week. As educators, we feel that it is our duty to educate the public that these days are not "vacation days"; they are deliberate cuts made by our legislators to balance the budget on our students' backs. We need to teach the public as we teach our students.