"Leaders of the Milwaukee teachers union are campaigning for members to sacrifice a week's worth of their pay to help reduce class sizes next year in Milwaukee Public Schools, if legislation allowing them a window of time to negotiate a salary reduction is signed by Gov. Scott Walker.
The MPS Children's Week Campaign, which will be discussed with the Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association membership beginning Saturday, is asking educators to give up 2.6% of their salary next year, or about five days of pay, to allow for class-size relief.
The campaign also is poised to ask higher-paid MPS employees as well as community members and businesses in Milwaukee to consider contributing some of their wages or profits to a nonprofit district fund. The union will be discussing the proposal with teachers in a series of meetings starting Saturday, and the membership would vote on the proposal later this month, assuming that Walker, who supports the bill, signs it into law.
"The Milwaukee metropolitan area has to start taking some financial responsibility for the Milwaukee Public Schools," MTEA President Bob Peterson said in an interview Friday."
First Walker tries to cut their salaries and now their union leaders are joining in.
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