Anonymous wrote:He needs to resign.

Like, yesterday.

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Anonymous wrote:You guys don’t seem to understand that he is the president of the teachers union. His job is to represent his dues paying members. He isn’t a teacher. He is a labor leader.

And, a hypocrite.

There is no reason for schools not to be open and him taking his daughter to preschool just exemplifies that.
The unions represent teachers - not students. This is important to remember. They don't have students' best interests in mind. Individual teachers might, but the unions don't.
The public is right to be calling him out.

~A retired teacher

Why would a labor union represent anyone other than their members? Their job is to represent the interest of their members. This year, that means advocating for the most stringent safety standards. Some years, the union focuses on the school budget or other issues. Expecting a teachers union to put in school learning ahead of their members’ health and safety is like expecting a trade union to advocate for their customers and lower the cost of labor.

It’s very strange that people think teachers don’t need any advocacy to protect their working conditions, which are also children’s learning conditions. If my union didn’t exist I know schools would be happy to put 40 kids in a class. There is extensive data that shows that public schools are better funded and there are better educational outcomes in states with strong teachers unions. It’s almost like organized labor is a good thing, and republicans have been trying to destroy it to drive down wages, eliminate safety protocols, and reap massive profits! But no, must be that teachers are evil and want to sabotage the children.

There is also extensive data that the safest place for students is in school. Not to mention the consequences of them not being in school (depression, lack of reporting of child abuse, etc. etc.)
The data also indicate that opening schools is safe. Even if teachers are not vaccinated.
The unions are not following the science. THAT is the problem here.

About those consequences.....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys don’t seem to understand that he is the president of the teachers union. His job is to represent his dues paying members. He isn’t a teacher. He is a labor leader.

And, a hypocrite.

There is no reason for schools not to be open and him taking his daughter to preschool just exemplifies that.
The unions represent teachers - not students. This is important to remember. They don't have students' best interests in mind. Individual teachers might, but the unions don't.
The public is right to be calling him out.

~A retired teacher

Why would a labor union represent anyone other than their members? Their job is to represent the interest of their members. This year, that means advocating for the most stringent safety standards. Some years, the union focuses on the school budget or other issues. Expecting a teachers union to put in school learning ahead of their members’ health and safety is like expecting a trade union to advocate for their customers and lower the cost of labor.

It’s very strange that people think teachers don’t need any advocacy to protect their working conditions, which are also children’s learning conditions. If my union didn’t exist I know schools would be happy to put 40 kids in a class. There is extensive data that shows that public schools are better funded and there are better educational outcomes in states with strong teachers unions. It’s almost like organized labor is a good thing, and republicans have been trying to destroy it to drive down wages, eliminate safety protocols, and reap massive profits! But no, must be that teachers are evil and want to sabotage the children.

There is also extensive data that the safest place for students is in school. Not to mention the consequences of them not being in school (depression, lack of reporting of child abuse, etc. etc.)
The data also indicate that opening schools is safe. Even if teachers are not vaccinated.
The unions are not following the science. THAT is the problem here.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys don’t seem to understand that he is the president of the teachers union. His job is to represent his dues paying members. He isn’t a teacher. He is a labor leader.

And, a hypocrite.

There is no reason for schools not to be open and him taking his daughter to preschool just exemplifies that.
The unions represent teachers - not students. This is important to remember. They don't have students' best interests in mind. Individual teachers might, but the unions don't.
The public is right to be calling him out.

~A retired teacher

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys don’t seem to understand that he is the president of the teachers union. His job is to represent his dues paying members. He isn’t a teacher. He is a labor leader.

And, a hypocrite.

There is no reason for schools not to be open and him taking his daughter to preschool just exemplifies that.
The unions represent teachers - not students. This is important to remember. They don't have students' best interests in mind. Individual teachers might, but the unions don't.
The public is right to be calling him out.

~A retired teacher

Why would a labor union represent anyone other than their members? Their job is to represent the interest of their members. This year, that means advocating for the most stringent safety standards. Some years, the union focuses on the school budget or other issues. Expecting a teachers union to put in school learning ahead of their members’ health and safety is like expecting a trade union to advocate for their customers and lower the cost of labor.

It’s very strange that people think teachers don’t need any advocacy to protect their working conditions, which are also children’s learning conditions. If my union didn’t exist I know schools would be happy to put 40 kids in a class. There is extensive data that shows that public schools are better funded and there are better educational outcomes in states with strong teachers unions. It’s almost like organized labor is a good thing, and republicans have been trying to destroy it to drive down wages, eliminate safety protocols, and reap massive profits! But no, must be that teachers are evil and want to sabotage the children.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. I forgot one more thing. The Berkeley Union is rumored to also be pushing for "monitors" in the classrooms of HS and MS schools, where the students would go in and watch Zoom while the teacher is remote, but the monitors aren't vaccine eligible. So, essentially, the perception is that the teacher union lobbied and took vaccines from vulnerable populations (including low paid, in-person monitors) but are now walking back from the promise to go back. From what I have heard they are losing support rapidly from people who up until now have been on board with DL, because of this perception of taking vaccines from vulnerable populations. Grocery workers aren't eligible in CA for instance. Neither are most high risk people.

Again, I don't condone this, just giving background context about just how livid people are.

This was brought up when teachers in Maryland were pushing to be prioritized ahead of other essential workers and elderly for vaccines. The concern was that they would vaccinate teachers and then they would not go back after all. A stalling tactic for return to buildings.

I can't imagine being a teacher and having to choose between a union which was acting unethical and my own ethics. The union is fighting for a safer workplace but when it crosses ethical lines like taking vaccines from those who are more at risk, I would have a difficult time supporting that tactic.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. I forgot one more thing. The Berkeley Union is rumored to also be pushing for "monitors" in the classrooms of HS and MS schools, where the students would go in and watch Zoom while the teacher is remote, but the monitors aren't vaccine eligible. So, essentially, the perception is that the teacher union lobbied and took vaccines from vulnerable populations (including low paid, in-person monitors) but are now walking back from the promise to go back. From what I have heard they are losing support rapidly from people who up until now have been on board with DL, because of this perception of taking vaccines from vulnerable populations. Grocery workers aren't eligible in CA for instance. Neither are most high risk people.

Again, I don't condone this, just giving background context about just how livid people are.

Well after learning this I fully , 100% condone the video. What a disgusting hypocrite.

Anonymous wrote:PP here. I forgot one more thing. The Berkeley Union is rumored to also be pushing for "monitors" in the classrooms of HS and MS schools, where the students would go in and watch Zoom while the teacher is remote, but the monitors aren't vaccine eligible. So, essentially, the perception is that the teacher union lobbied and took vaccines from vulnerable populations (including low paid, in-person monitors) but are now walking back from the promise to go back. From what I have heard they are losing support rapidly from people who up until now have been on board with DL, because of this perception of taking vaccines from vulnerable populations. Grocery workers aren't eligible in CA for instance. Neither are most high risk people.

Again, I don't condone this, just giving background context about just how livid people are.

Anonymous wrote:PP here. I forgot one more thing. The Berkeley Union is rumored to also be pushing for "monitors" in the classrooms of HS and MS schools, where the students would go in and watch Zoom while the teacher is remote, but the monitors aren't vaccine eligible. So, essentially, the perception is that the teacher union lobbied and took vaccines from vulnerable populations (including low paid, in-person monitors) but are now walking back from the promise to go back. From what I have heard they are losing support rapidly from people who up until now have been on board with DL, because of this perception of taking vaccines from vulnerable populations. Grocery workers aren't eligible in CA for instance. Neither are most high risk people.

Again, I don't condone this, just giving background context about just how livid people are.

Anonymous wrote:I'm always ready to call out hypocrisy, but having your young child in daycare isn't that, even for a labor leader.