Current ESEA (NCLB) saw has a savings clause which protects your collective bargaining agreement even if your school or district is under program improvement:
SEC. 1116
(d) Construction_ Nothing in this section (20 USC 6316) shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to school or school district employees under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their employers.
In other words, all the protections afforded by your contract (especially transfer rights) apply to bargaining unit members.
We do have a fight on our hands, however, to retain these rights under the current reauthorization of ESEA in congress presently. Your CTA officers are in Washington now talking to Representatives Pelosi and Miller in an effort to eliminate new provisions that could be extremely harmful to our collective bargaining rights.
Jan
