Union Busting

The longtime head of the Tiverton, R.I. Local 833 of the National Education Association sued the district and its superintendent in federal court, claiming he <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Union.pdf">issued a gag order and then fired her</a></strong> to retaliate for her speech about a distance learning plan during the Covid-19 epidemic.</p>

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The longtime head of the National Education Association’s Local 833 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, claims in a federal complaint that the district superintendent issued a gag order and then fired her to retaliate for her speech about a distance-learning plan during the Covid-19 epidemic.

Categories / Civil Rights, Education, Employment

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