claim: "when the union says i want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."
author: chris christie
evidence_1: jun 17, 2014 ... reformers want to weaken or eliminate it but what actually is it? ... a new weapon  in the anti-union arsenal and is sure to be replicated in other states, ... it is  certainly true that in some places it is too hard for a school system to fire a ... why  he thinks tenure is not only appropriate but necessary for teachers.
evidence_2: jul 9, 2012 ... tenure has been modernized, not eliminated in a bill recently passed by the ... is  after three years in the state of new jersey, tenure you have a lifetime . ... says " tenure still exists but it's been overhauled" for teachers in new jersey. ... july 2nd , 2012 in an interview on wnyc's the brian lehrer show. true ...
evidence_3: jul 21, 2016 ... not only do politicians and policymakers say it, but, it turns out, ... “and you  teachers, in your union, you need to say, 'these bad teachers are making us look  bad.'” those who think tenured teachers can't be fired may be interested in new ...  true fact that teachers unions make it much harder to get rid of bad ...
evidence_4: jan 13, 2017 ... ... tenure and shared governance at the american association of university  professors. ... the bill says that “no public institution of higher education in this  state shall ... brattin cited the case of melissa click, a former assistant professor of  ... “if [mizzou or any university] wanted to get rid of tenure but remain ...
evidence_5: may 18, 2018 ... ... wanted flexibility to bypass seniority and tenure in the case of revenue  shortfalls. he said the union considered various formulas, but the faculty found  none of ... um cannot eliminate tenured faculty without going through a lengthy ...  lecturers do not have tenure protection, but some lead programs and ...