Teachers union employees from at least 22 states are rallying behind the Indiana Professional Staff Organization, which recently filed unfair labor practice charges against the Indiana State Teachers Association over claims that members were retaliated against for engaging in union-related activities.
The organization, which represents 35 members who work for the statewide teachers union, said its president, vice president and a regional director were put on administrative leave and threatened with termination early this year following its objection to a staff restructuring proposal. The organization filed unfair labor practice charges April 7 with the National Labor Relations Board, saying the association’s actions violate federal law.
In February, the 40,000-member Indiana State Teachers Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, proposed reassigning 24 staffers who provide support to local union chapters, according to a media release. The organization said it protested the change because the teachers association failed to include input from members and local union leaders…