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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In general, this is like hoping the right wing doesn’t gain too much power, or at least has a strong check to it.  I’m also of the camp that believes the union is there to serve its members, and if the choice is between its members and the education of children, they.l pick their members.  That’s problematic for me.

What can be done?  Just don’t vote for anyone endorsed by the union.[/quote]

I just want to make sure I’m following…you’re comparing teachers to the MAGA party? I’m thinking you are just trying to backdoor your way around the WTU obsessive trashing that Jeff has been responding to, because you aren’t making much sense. I have no idea why you wouldn’t want teachers to have what the WTU is advocating for. Smaller class sizes, safer and cleaner schools, and better pay for quality teachers seems like something you wouldn’t want a check on. Would you mind explaining why these policies trouble you? [/quote]

To further explain the comparison:  I'm comparing the teachers UNION to the right wing, yes.  Not individual teachers.  Basically like saying "even if I don't know the exact policies of every candidate, I will till vote D rather than R."  So "even if I don't know the exact policies of every candidate, I'll vote for the ones NOT endorsed by the union."

The point is that given too much unfettered power I think they make decisions that on the margin benefit them and not children.  I've been alarmed by WTU CORE's January 2022 proposal to reclose schools based on an arbitrary case metric (one that seemed to be echoed by R. White's attempted proposal).  I see that CORE is founded by some of WTU leadership.  It's not a stretch to believe that CORE has power in the WTU.  So CORE releases policy proposals that I find hurtful to children, and that leads me to be very wary of the power that WTU has.

You can say this is all in the past, but January 2022 wasn't that long ago, and it's not like coronavirus is going away.  Based on recent past proposals, I am worried about their future proposals.  [/quote]

You’re making it clear here that you don’t understand the internal politics of WTU. CORE is an opposition faction. They want to win control of the union (and similar factions have done so in other cities). If you want that to happen here, the best way to do it is by doing things that make it clear that the current union leadership doesn’t have community support…like “voting only for people who aren’t endorsed by the union”.

Your choice, I guess. I like CORE so it would be fine with me.[/quote]

Yeah I don't have to understand the internal workings of WTU, nor will I ever be able to, since I'm just a parent and not a WTU member.  I see that CORE's main person is also on the executive board of WTU.  They are the same to me.[/quote]

That’s a mistake in your perception. [/quote]

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