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Neshaminy school board investigating vandalism The Neshaminy School District has begun an investigation into vandalism of a teacher's car that occurred one day after the educator released a letter blasting the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers for using "fear and terror tactics" against union members (BCCT 1/29/2012) |
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Neshaminy teacher: 'Gang' of union members using intimidation to quell
dissent A letter from a Neshaminy High School teacher to members of the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers condemns the union leadership for using "terror and fear tactics" to keep teachers in line (BCCT 1/27/2012) |
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Callers listen in on teachers town hall Neshaminy teachers union President Louise Boyd used Wednesday night's phone conference town hall to urge district taxpayers to contact the school board (BCCT 1/26/2012) |
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Attorneys will meet to discuss next step in Neshaminy contract talks The Neshaminy teacher contract talks scheduled for Thursday evening have been deferred so attorneys on both sides can meet first to consider the initial steps in a new phase of negotiations - nonbinding arbitration (BCCT 1/26/2012) |
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Neshaminy residents, parents voice anger The public spoke out against the recent teachers strike (BCCT 1/25/2012) |
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Teachers go back to school Neshaminy teachers ended their strike Friday morning (BCCT 1/22/2012) |
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Extra! Extra! Student journalists address strike When Neshaminy High School teachers and students return to class Friday after an eight-day, district-wide teacher strike, most will be greeted with the new issue of The Playwickian (BCCT 1/20/2012) |
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Coaches fired for not working during the strike Two Neshaminy school district basketball coaches were fired for not showing up to practice during a teachers' strike, according to officials (BCCT 1/19/2012) |
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Teachers return to school Friday An arbitration panel will assist in contract talks, although another strike could be called in the spring (BCCT 1/18/2012) |
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Big Oak Road speed limit reduced Big Oak Road in Middletown has been a problem area for years (BCCT 1/18/2012) |
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Parents gather to back school board While teacher union representatives rallied in Core Creek Park, dozens of parents and taxpayers gathered on the grounds of a Neshaminy School District school to protest the ongoing strike Monday (BCCT 1/17/2012) |
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Teachers vow to stand their ground At a union rally Monday, hundreds of Neshaminy teachers enthusiastically vowed to return to the picket lines Tuesday, despite the district's claim that doing so would break the law (BCCT 1/17/2012) |
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Students step up Teachers may be on the picket line, but students are continuing with extracurricular activities on their own (BCCT 1/16/2012) |
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Strike could end Tuesday If teachers formally request binding arbitration, they would have to return to work while the board considers it (BCCT 1/15/2012) |
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Board suspends talks while teachers gather The Neshaminy Federation of Teachers negotiating team along with hundreds of striking district educators showed up to Maple Point Middle School Thursday for a scheduled round of contract talks (BCCT 1/13/2012) |
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Parents seek day care options With teachers on strike, many moms and dads are put in a tight spot (BCCT 1/12/2012) |
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Board meeting mobbed Hundreds turned out for the school board meeting Tuesday night (BCCT 1/11/2012) |
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School's Out Neshaminy teachers hit the picket lines Monday (BCCT 1/10/2012) |
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Galling gambit: Union strikes taxpayers This isn't your father's economy. Business isn't booming. People aren't getting regular annual pay raises and expanding fringe benefits. Instead, salaries have been cut or frozen and jobs eliminated. All the while, the rising cost of health benefits - and the increasing amount employees must contribute for shrinking benefit plans - further erodes incomes (BCCT 1/10/2012) |
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'It's destroying our community' Carla Grace is a Lower Southampton resident whose daughter Hannah is in kindergarten at Joseph Federbar Elementary School (BCCT 1/10/2012) |
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Strike day arrives With Neshaminy teachers set to strike Monday, it is clear that the teachers union and the school board have been able to find little, if any, common ground during three-plus years of negotiations (BCCT 1/9/2012) |
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Teachers to strike Monday The Neshaminy school board canceled all negotiation sessions (BCCT 1/8/2012) |
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Neshaminy parents left scrambling Most elementary schools will be open to provide day care (BCCT 1/8/2012) |
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Statements about the Neshaminy teacher strike: Ritchie Webb, school board president Louise Boyd, NFT president, teacher (BCCT 1/8/2012) |
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Teachers strike rumors swirl For several weeks there has been speculation the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers will strike as early as Monday (BCCT 1/5/2012) |
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Still no progress in teachers union talks Another negotiation session between the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers and the school board Wednesday failed to produce any major developments that could lead toward a settlement, according to board President Ritchie Webb (BCCT 12/15/2011) |
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Tricks of the trade: When a concession isn't One of the tricks elected officials use when under pressure to cut spending, a mandate confronting all levels of government, is to pare back projected increases - and call it cutting the budget. Officials still end up spending more than the year before; just not as much as they initially proposed. It's known as "smoke and mirrors" (BCCT 12/15/2011) |
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Union: District has money to pay teachers The Neshaminy School District has the resources and the ability - including the authority to raise taxes for the first time in two years - to reach a fair deal with teachers and finally end the nearly 4-year-long contract dispute, according to union officials (BCCT 12/13/2011) |
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Cracking open the nest egg A budget hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19 in the township building (BCCT 12/9/2011) |
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Board president disputes union's take on meeting Neshaminy School Board President Ritchie Webb on Wednesday questioned the accuracy of teachers union President Louise Boyd's account of Tuesday's negotiation session (BCCT 12/8/2011) |
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Union: 'Yet another wasted evening' Tuesday's negotiation session between the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers and the Neshaminy school board was "yet another wasted evening," according to the union president (BCCT 12/7/2011) |
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Authority hands out $3.8 M in casino grants Lower Southampton was the biggest winner Friday morning when the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority awarded its annual casino impact grants at the authority's monthly meeting in Bristol. (BCCT 12/4/2011) |
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Teachers union denies distribution of strike survey A survey circulating through a district elementary school seeking teacher input on a potential strike did not come from the union, according to the officials from the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers. (BCCT 12/4/2011) |
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