To: Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Save Detroit Public Schools from the EFM Take Over!
Detroit Public Schools can not solve its financial and academic problems with a draconian Emergency Financial Manager (EFM) at the helm. Detroit Public Schools need the EFM (Mr. Roy Roberts) to sit down with the union president (Mr. Keith Johnson) and negotiate in good faith a fair and reasonable contract.
Why is this important?
Ever since the Michigan Governor appointed the Emergency Financial Manager (EFM) to the Detroit Public Schools, the teachers have been unfairly targeted. In the process of targeting the teachers, the students have suffered. The teachers have taken a huge financial hit and now the working conditions for the teachers will be greatly compromised. With the new 2012/2013 contract, severe work impositions have been added. I believe the EFM's new draconian contract will greatly compromise the health of the teachers, as well as adversely impact the students' learning environment. The EFM has refused to negotiate with the union president. We need the EFM to sit down at the table and negotiate in good faith.