Superintendent Kamras is attempting to unilaterally weaken workers’ rights. The Administration wants to rush policy that would create labor law that is weaker than the federal labor law that Trump recently gutted. After decades of reactionary assaults on workers and further assaults under the Trump administration, it would be dangerous for local governments to compound these attacks. Included in the superintendent’s changes would be:

• The censorship of teacher and worker free speech;

• A weakening of process for hearing worker grievances;

• Trigger mechanisms that would cut employee pay without proper negotiation;

• A reduction in the scope of what workers are allowed to bargain for in their contracts;

• Weakening mediation processes so that the employer gets an unfair advantage;

• A limitation of worksite access for building and unit representatives.

The superintendent’s conduct thus far has made his intentions clear: to force these changes through as quickly as possible in order to hide the changes from the general public.

Stand in solidarity with the Richmond Education Association and Teamsters 322 and tell the RPS School board that we cannot let this happen here in Richmond!