California Supreme Court affirms appeal court decision: “Vergara v. California” is over
A summary of the Vergara lawsuit
Educators applaud Supreme Court ruling in meritless Vergara lawsuit
August 22, 2016 — Statement by CFT
President
“We applaud the state Supreme Court’s affirmation of the appeal
court decision,” said Joshua Pechthalt, president of the
California Federation of Teachers. “The teacher shortage facing
California has been stoked by the Vergara case, the expensive
publicity machine surrounding it, and the constant attacks by
so-called reformers on teachers and public education.
- Answer to Petition for Review of Intervenors-Respondents CFT/ CTA
- Appellate Court decision overturning Vergara Lawsuit
- News Conference Prior to Oral Arguments in Appeal of Flawed Vergara Ruling
- CFT/CTA Appeal Brief
- California Educators Appeal Decision in Meritless Vergara Lawsuit,
- Judge’s final “Vergara” ruling an attack on teachers, Education unions to appeal
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Victory! Courts reject conservative anti-union lawsuits
Attacks on educator rights and union fair share halted…for now
On April 14, the California Court of Appeals unanimously
overturned the lower court’s decision in the Vergara v.
California case. The suit sought to dismantle seniority and due
process rights for teachers in the name of students’ equal access
to education. The appellate court wisely ruled that there is no
constitutional link between tenure and student performance.
The lawsuits that educators and unions must defeat
Special Report by Joshua Pechthalt, CFT President
Education unions and public sector unions are facing legal attacks designed to destroy our ability to represent our members. Not surprisingly, these cases are supported by the usual anti-union law firms and wealthy backers. What follows is a snapshot of the cases CFT and other unions are now fighting.
Education unions fight to reverse Vergara ruling
The CFT and the California Teachers Association filed a notice of appeal asking that Judge Rolf Treu’s ruling in Vergara v. California be reversed in its entirety. Stating that Treu’s decision striking down five California Education Code provisions “is without support in law or fact,” the appeal says Treu’s reversible errors are “too numerous to list.”
The Vergara lawsuit: Anti-public education ideology cloaked in civil rights rhetoric
Public school educators face a new threat in the form of the Vergara v. California lawsuit, which aims to declare unconstitutional five provisions of the Education Code that ensure seniority, due process and other rights for K-12 teachers. (See page 7)
Proposition 30 leads way to fiscal recovery
Public school educators face a new threat in the form of the Vergara v. California lawsuit, which aims to declare unconstitutional five provisions of the Education Code that ensure seniority, due process and other rights for K-12 teachers.