Sacramento teachers seek to remove union control

(The Center Square) – Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Association’s authority over their school. Earlier this month, St. Hope educator Beth Simonton filed a petition, backed by a majority of her coworkers, asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote to decertify the union as the educators’ bargaining representative. SCTA is an affiliate of both the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association. The National Right to Work Foundation is providing legal representation for Simonton. In the next few weeks, the NLRB will hold a hearing regarding Simonton’s petition and schedule a vote since the petition meets all the requirements to trigger a decertification election. However, the process could be significantly delayed if SCTA officials pursue legal challenges aimed at blocking or postponing the vote, according to Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work Fo