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[quote=Anonymous]Back in the '70's, I taught in a school system that had experienced a strike shortly before I began teaching.  The strike was run by the teachers' "association."

As a result of the strike, the only people that benefited were the leaders of the strike.  The person in charge who led the strike was fired--but was hired by the association and made 6 times the salary of a beginning teacher.

The others who helped and encouraged the strike were also fired.  EXCEPT, that they were brought back to the system two years later in supervisory positions.  This was clearly the result of a "deal."

Later, in another school system, I saw the "benefits" of a teachers' union.  In particular, one terrible teacher who was moved around and put on "probation" before she was finally fired.  A waste of a year for more than one elementary school class.
I saw our "building representative" spend much of her time on "union duties" rather than teaching.  Pushing us to "work to the contract" and do no more than minimum.  At that time I was working in a school with awesome teachers, and we ignored her.  That is not always the case.

Check out the pay of those who lead the unions.  Check out all the compensatory time they get.  Look at where the money is going.  Sadly, the money does not get to the classroom teachers.  And, even worse, it does not get to the classroom.  It is peeled off at every level of bureaucracy.

Check out the programs and see where the money from the Dept of Education goes.  I taught Title I.  A great idea that enriches lots of people long before it gets to the classroom.  I suspect this is true with many programs.  Just look at the mess it has made of student loans.

Sure, there will be problems, but the funds are better spent at the need--not in ivory towers.[/quote]

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