You just don’t get it. The Union negotiated with a “management” team for salary and benefits that exceed the free market. This also drives up the salaries of the “management” team, so there is a clear conflict of interest. Then the Union spends some of its ill gotten gains to fund politicians who throw more money at education without demanding results, because they too have a conflict of interest.
The taxpayers are not represented by any of the players in this farce. The teachers, Union or not, are benefitting at the cost of the TAXPAYERS. It is only fitting that the Union gets a taste of its own medicine.
FDR was correct about very few economic matters, but one he got right was that public employee unions are not compatible with an honest, effective and efficient government
I understand completely. Been involved in it for Decades.
My point being the Teacher that is whining is also the individual that applied for the job, knowing full well what the Wages and Benefits were. That is most likely why he applied there instead of a parochial school or charter school that offers much less in a compensation package.
The other part I would suggest that instead of targeting the Teachers or unions, you address the issue with those that make the ultimate decision. The Management or the Board that oversees it. Whom seem to be unwilling to own up to their lack of accountability. That is where you are supposed to be represented!
How many Board Members you ever heard of being removed for trying to keep costs down? Their conflict comes in that when Staff or Faculty hear of Management getting raises at the level of 10’s of thousands dollars a year approved by the Board they expect some passed their way. Management and the Board doesn’t want the public to know about the outrageous raises so they agree to union contracts they shouldn’t. The board just turns a blind eye because they want to be “friends” with Management, or are using their Position as nothing but a Resume fluffer.
Most Boards are nothing but puppets for the Management of these Schools. I have seen hundreds of Thousands of dollars of tax payers money being spent on many political boondoggles approved by Boards to push many public projects that have absolutely no connection to Education. Like Public Sewer systems and county busing proposals.
I also have seen Administrative Positions created paying in the 5 digits filled with “Friends” of the Board, whom then spend 90+% of their time traveling the Country to conferences and seminars.
That is what most that have never seen the under belly of Public Education won’t acknowledge.