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Have you seen the video where Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, expresses his strategy to destroy collective bargaining for public employees? Here it is : The way to destroy unions is to eliminate collective bargaining, which will benefit corporations Read More...
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Well, a school district has decided to strike . Sigh. Right or wrong, legitimate concerns or not, I don’t foresee a groundswell of public sympathy. It could be ugly. Filed under: Administration , Union Read More...
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Looking at the chart I provided, it is easy to see the link between unionization and the prosperity of the middle class. However, contemporary society finds it in vogue to blame unions and to try and dismantle them. The destruction of unions results in Read More...
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I mentioned in a recent post how Teach for America doesn’t get it. Neither does Liv Finne of The Seattle Times and the ST editorial board. (Ms. Finne speaks specifically to commenters in the comments section.) Filed under: Administration , Frustration Read More...
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I suppose Teach for America had to respond, had to try and make itself look defensible, but TfA got it wrong. In a response to the NEA denouncing some of its practices, the group stated: “we do not and would not engage in union busting or silencing activities.” Read More...
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An interesting debate has popped up on a Seattle Times article , but most of the debate centers on the same old, rehashed, and repeated talking points which are decidedly anti-public education. Here are my quick responses to a couple topics. Responding Read More...
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Rob McKenna (R) and Jay Inslee (D) are running for Washington State’s governorship, and both will want the WEA and NEA union endorsements, but who is the true friend of education in Washington State? This Publicola article shows what we know so far, but Read More...
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The 2011 NEA gathering was a tense representative assembly, especially with so many states fighting so many battles for collective bargaining, against privatization, and ultimately for respect. Some delegations had coordinated voting campaigns for business Read More...
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Dennis Van Roekel set the tone for the NEA Representative Assembly this year with his keynote speech surrounding this year’s theme of “Standing Strong.” At the heart of his speech was this section detailing the attacks on education in recent years: And Read More...
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I am not a fan of Arne Duncan’s or President Obama’s education agenda. I think both of these men are hurting education in this country, and it was evident from the beginning of their terms in office. I posted an article about this when I heard Duncan Read More...
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Is anyone headed to the 2011 WEA-RA in Tacoma or the 2011 NEA-RA in Chicago? Filed under: Union Read More...
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A few stats from the WEA website to consider: Washington is dead last in average compensation among West Coast states. Washington’s average classroom teacher salary rank drops from 5th to 20th place. The average Washington classroom teacher has lost almost Read More...
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It’s sad to me that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show has become perhaps the best watchdog in journalism today, but he does get to the heart of the Wisconsin fight for collective bargaining rights and the hypocrisy of this partisan issue. I only hope your Read More...
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In Wisconsin Governor Walker gave additional tax cuts to corporations while desiring to cut public employee benefits, compensation, and collective bargaining rights. Expect this to come to your state soon. Image sources: One and Two Filed under: Money Read More...
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While insanity has struck the governor in the state of Wisconsin, those supporting the middle class workers and the rights to collectively bargain rallied in the statehouse. 70,000 strong protested the governor’s and the House’s dishonesty. And the Wisconsin Read More...
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