GOV. JUSTICE WILL CONDUCT PANEL MONDAY REGARDING STRIKE - Calhoun Teacher Craig Arthur Panelist |
(03/04/2018) |
Governor Jim Justice will meet with a selected half dozen or so West Virginia teachers for a live panel broadcast Monday at 4:00 pm in Huntington. Calhoun teacher and union rep Craig Arthur was selected a member of the panel. Arthur said, "Monday will make 8 days with no end in sight. The house passed the raise bill proposed by the governor (5% for anyone involved in the school system, and 3% for all other state workers), but the Senate did not." "The WV House did their jobs, but the senate has failed to do theirs," said Arthur. A PEIA task force will not be created until March 15th with a funding plan and fix due by December 2018, the insurance plan a primary concern with teachers and state employees. |