Feud erupts between Nevada teachers union, Clark County local
A widening rift between state teachers union and its Clark County local — exacerbated by competing priorities during the just-concluded 2017 legislative session — has gone public.
The executive board of the Clark County Education Association, which represents teachers in the state’s most populous county, approved a motion expressing no confidence in its parent organization, the Nevada State Education Association, on June 10, shortly after the legislative session ended. It also authorized distribution of information about the “ineffectiveness and misinformation of the state union during the legislative session.”
That process apparently began earlier this month, when officials of the local union released a 30-second video titled “Why are we funding NSEA?” questioning the state’s practices and priorities.
Union conflicts are frequent, but the local union’s size gives it heavy clout, an expert who studies union relationships said.
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