Posted on 01/12/2015 8:06:29 AM PST by aimhigh
Adjunct faculty at Washington University in St. Louis voted narrowly to unionize this month, in a campaign marked by accusations of union intimidation and administration pressure tactics. . . .
SEIU was accused of harassing adjuncts at home and generally riding roughshod over them. Mark Manteuffel, a biology instructor, told St. Louis Public Radio that union representatives showed up at his house when he wasn’t home and were “very pushy and rude” toward his wife.
They asked her for his cellphone number without introducing themselves, and came back again when he wasn’t home, Manteuffel said: “And they kind of huffed and puffed and said again that they would show up,” until his wife threatened to call the cops.
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I have no sympathy for those who cower to bullies.
Unions are a perfect solution if you believe you are a below-average teacher, because anything you get is going to be determined by the average of the membership. Good luck with that...idiots.
Someone needs to find an EFFECTIVE means to “harass” the Union thugs.
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