I have no knowledge as to how Ohio’s teachers union deal with requesting compensation for maintaining Red Cross or American Heart Association certifications in CPR and AED use. I never had to deal with those specific issues. My few teachers were always re-certified during their annual, paid, in-service training.db9938 wrote:I am at a loss o familiarity with collective bargaining. I've never been in one, nor had an opportunity to be a part of one. That said, I will defer to your experience with regards to their innate behaviors.
I do have one question, that is somewhat related to the idea of additional duties. Do, or have, bargaining units ask/asked for additional monies for maintaining Red Cross or American Heart Association certifications in CPR and AED use?
They may appear to be unrelated, with regards to CHL, but both are potentially life saving measures, require training, and can be deadly if applied incorrectly.
With regards to your statement on target type and classification, we are in total agreement. Sometimes the best defense is just the image of invulnerability.
And yes, the SRO's are armed. Here is a website that has some more info:
http://www.osroa.org
However, I believe the teachers unions will see the issue of armed unionized teachers as yet another opportunity for them to gently place their collective noses into the money trough, via their specific union contractual language, and also under Ohio Revised Code 4117.
I am well aware that if there is a situation which may provide additional financial compensation to their bargaining unit members, the union hierarchy will eventually push for that compensation to be awarded on the basis of recognized union seniority, and not desire to serve nor on any demonstrated employee competence. Failure to recognize and appoint on the basis of union seniority, and specified minimum qualifications can be very expensive in any subsequent grievance arbitration.
I shall assume that some employers, to avoid these and other potential job-related problems with the unions which will be philosophically against arming teachers. The teachers unions support the Ohio Democrat Party, and the ODP supports the union. Fact of life.
Moreover, the ODP does not seem to endorse the concept of self-defense, as evidenced by a number of votes in the OGA, and by much commentary by their elected officials. Therefore, the employer may just choose to altogether avoid the issue of armed teachers.
Thanks for the website.
My school resource officers, as such, at East Cleveland's Shaw High School, early to mid 1960's, had helmets, clubs, handcuffs, guns, and very little patience.
