And there you have it - not the problem with unions, but the problem with union mentality.
When are you people going to realize that a union operates for the "average" teacher. If you are a really good teacher and actually should be paid more than a truly lousy teacher, your union prevents that from happening. Unions suppress the talented, the productive, and the exceptional while elevating the bad, unproductive, and also-ran members.
Another scare tactic.
A new one though.
Letters of recommendation can come from coaches, church leaders, neighbors, etc.
Just means students will participate in non-school activities and teachers will be further marginalized.
I would expect this type of blackmail would not be well received by parents...What is the general mood of your fellow parents (and not just the one posting on Free Republic) :)?
Nothing against teachers.....
But how much weight does a LOR from a teacher really hold these days anyway?
So far some 8000 odd teachers in Michigan have been unable to voluntarily pay their union dues so the union is threatening them with a collection agency.
“Teachers voluntarily write many letters of recommendations for students. Without a new contract, we are fearful that we will no longer be able to offer these voluntary services. “
Voluntarily? BS. I asked for mine and so did my classmates as teachers won’t lift a finger unless you ask them for it, especially when you apply for college.