Teachers union files complaint against Grand Island schools

The Grand Island Education Association says that's an unfair labor practice that underpays those teachers by up to several thousand dollars.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A teachers union has accused the Grand Island Public Schools district of misclassifying several teachers as substitutes, even though they essentially work as full-time teachers.

The Grand Island Education Association says that’s an unfair labor practice that underpays those teachers by up to several thousand dollars.

The association says in a news release that it has filed a complaint over the practice with Nebraska’s Commission of Industrial Relations. The district defended itself in a statement to the Grand Island Independent, saying it’s “confident that we are operating in good standing with the terms of our existing agreement.”