Power lines near Hoover Dam. Wikimedia Commons photo
The teachers unions around here can’t agree on anything.
Thursday, the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) announced that it opposes Question 3, known as the Energy Choice Initiative.
“We oppose Question 3 because electricity deregulation is a failed experiment that has resulted in higher electric rates in other states,” NSEA President Ruben Murillo said. “At a time when education budgets are already squeezed, our school districts simply can’t afford to have our limited resources diverted from the classroom to pay for increased electricity costs.”
Last week, the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) announced that it supports Question 3. “We believe NV Energy has leveraged their monopoly power to overcharge the Clark County School District by millions of dollars every year, whereas a good corporate partner would use their influence to assist the district in times of financial strain,” CCEA said in a statement.
NSEA and CCEA are feuding.
CCEA earlier this year voted to disassociate itself from the NSEA, and NSEA launched a competing union, the National Education Association of Southern Nevada, in an effort to displace CCEA. NSEA is affiliated with the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union and one of the largest unions in the nation. CCEA, however, is the union authorized to negotiate teacher contracts via collective bargaining with the Clark County School District — the fifth largest school district in the country.
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