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School District of Philadelphia argues teachers union oversteps its authority in its asbestos lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia believes that a lawsuit filed against it by the city’s public school teachers union alleging it mishandled reports of asbestos in its school buildings is an overstep of authority, and should be dismissed with prejudice. -
Philadelphia teacher who threatened asbestos lawsuit against School District gets $850K settlement
PHILADELPHIA – A former local public school teacher whose plight called greater public attention to the issue of asbestos in Philadelphia schools has reached a financial settlement with the district. -
Teachers union takes to court to fight Philadelphia School District over asbestos in classrooms
PHILADELPHIA – The union representing Philadelphia’s public school teachers has filed a lawsuit against the city’s school district, alleging its improper handling of asbestos contamination in its school buildings has put 125,000 students and 13,000 staff members at risk for serious health issues -
Philadelphia School District must adhere to terms of arbitration win for teachers union, court rules
HARRISBURG — The state Commonwealth Court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling to uphold an arbitration decision awarded to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. -
Suit filed against Philadelphia School District, union over paid teacher leave
PHILADELPHIA - A lawsuit filed Feb. 25 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the Philadelphia School District and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) challenges a provision in the collective bargaining agreement that allows teachers to perform union work on school time. -
Commonwealth Court rules in favor of Philadelphia School District over CBA language
A three-member panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled in favor of the -
Lawsuit by fired Phila. teacher claims she wasn't afforded arbitration hearing
A fired Philadelphia School District teacher who claims she was never afforded the opportunity to have an arbitration hearing prior to her discharge has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school system. -
Teacher sues Philadelphia School District for wrongful termination
A former city school teacher is suing the School District of Philadelphia for what he alleges was a wrongful termination.