 mea upset at having to follow state law over four years ago the michigan legislature passed as law that required teacher performance to be a primary factor in determining pay and then three years ago laws were passed that prohibited school districts from make layoff decisions based only on seniority yet michigan s teachers union the michigan education association mea negotiates against rewarding highquality teachers and supports senioritybased layoff decisions why read the full story  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20203 