But in an email sent to members this weekend, DFT interim president Ivy Bailey said she was shocked to discover that teachers on the year-round pay schedule won’t get paid after June 30th.
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– The Detroit Federation of Teachers is calling for a sick-out on Monday, after receiving word that Detroit Public Schools can’t guarantee it will pay teachers through the summer.
This comes after the Detroit Federation of Teachers leadership informed members that many teachers could end up shorted on their pay this year. Instructors were going to rally at 10 a.m. ET at the district’s central administration building.
“There’s a basic agreement in America: When you put in a day’s work, you’ll receive a day’s pay”, Bailey said in a statement. But Detroit Public Schools has just informed us that it can not guarantee to pay these dedicated men and women for their work. Teachers want to be in the classroom giving children a chance to learn and reach their potential.
The union that represents Detroit’s public school teachers is urging members to call in sick Monday, and the district says more than 20 schools will be closed.
Rhodes was the one appointed to oversee the districts status as per ABC News.
The DPS will not be able to fund summer schools or special programs after June 30 as announced by former bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes. It has about $515 million in operating debt and is spending about $1,100 per student on debt service annually, the governor’s office has said.
Bailey said she “insisted” on meeting with the DPS emergency manager, Judge Steven Rhodes, on Monday “to develop a solution to this problem”. I am on record as saying that I can not in good conscience ask anyone to work without pay.
“Detroit teachers deserve to be paid fairly for their work like every other working person…”
“I understand the frustration and anger that our teachers feel”, Rhodes said.
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As reported by WXYZ, the shortage of pay has affected teachers who chose to have their paycheck spread out over a 52-week span and continue to receive paychecks during the summer. “The (union’s) choice for a drastic call to action was not necessary”. He added that this will put the teachers and parents in Detroit in a hard situation and the district’s broken promises have left them with no choice. In January, reacting to dilapidated and dangerously unsanitary conditions, teachers staged a sickout, forcing the closure of dozens of schools.
