I like to there is truth in advertising.
Let me begin by saying, I am not against Unions. Not at all. I support unions. But what I am against is a badly run union. A union that is at war with itself. A union which should favor its teachers more than its management.
That's not what we have in Seattle. What kind of union takes a terrible contract, votes to approve it, and then complains about the way it is treated, until they vote for the next terrible contract?
Sometimes you have to teach people how to treat you. The Seattle teacher's union has not figured this out.
They deserve the treatment that they receive and by ratifying weak and insufficient contracts.
When there was word of a strike, it was obvious that the public was behind them. We, the public, would love for the District to be shown that you can't push teacher's around.
This was a chance for the teacher's union to gain some credibility, some legitimacy, some support. But they caved.
In the future, maybe some good PR would include striking for the kids. Smaller class sizes, summer school, effective staffing -things that actually affect children's lives.
Instead, it looks like they sold out the children for a 2-4% raise.
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