WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: Teacher alleges union retaliation in labor dispute

(The Center Square) – A New Jersey special education teacher alleges her union retaliated against her after she raised concerns about workload and prep time in her contract.

Angela Arancio, a teacher at Middlesex Public School District and an 11-year member of the Middlesex Education Association, said union leadership failed to address issues she raised about inadequate class preparation time and teacher workload in a collective bargaining agreement.

According to Arancio, the union took no action after she voiced concerns about the agreement between the union and the district.

Arancio later filed an Unfair Labor Practice Charge and began discussing her concerns with colleagues and friends, including support via text message circulated among members of a union committee known as the Crisis Action Team.

Arancio alleges that in J...