Washington teachers' union urges Wal-Mart boycott

Spokesman-Review ^ | 8-11-05 | Richard Roesler and Rob McDonald

[truth49]

Here's an interesting tidbit: Look's like the teachers are protesting against the health of their pension fund. Turns out the state's Teacher Retirement System (pension fund) invests in Wal-Mart stock. Details can be found here:

http://www2.icmarc.org/xp/plan3/trs/investing/funds/lgstock-index.xml#topten

http://www.sib.wa.gov/financial/pdfs/annual/ar04.pdf
(Retirement Funds can be found on page 71 of pdf.)
(Labor and Industries’ Funds can be found on page 103 and 109.)

[martin_fierro]

"As educators, we recognize that we have a responsibility that goes beyond instruction in the classroom," said Charles Hasse, president of the Washington Education Association.

As a taxpayer, I'd be happy if you'd just STFU and teach.

[nuke rocketeer]

"As educators, we recognize that we have a responsibility that goes beyond instruction in the classroom," said Charles Hasse, president of the Washington Education Association.

Really? Such as promoting socialism and anti-Americanism? Such as promoting a political agenda that goes beyond education issues such as national security, abortion, and the Democratic Party?

[L98Fiero]

How can people so stupid be charged with teaching children?

[stuartcr]

Why boycott a store you are going to shop at???

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Maybe they'd be willing to put their money where their mouth is and disinvest from WalMart and get into some of those socially responsible investment funds - which typically undrerperform. Not.

[Horatio Gates]

WA ping

[Keyes2000mt]

When Michelle Wolfe is out stocking up on erasers, pencil sharpeners and 20-cent bottles of Elmer's glue, she hopes she's not spotted by anyone she knows. But she has no problem having her name published in the newspaper. What the heck?

[kx9088]

How about this: If you want better pay, and you want health benefits, how about try and get a better job!!!

Teacher Unions = :noway: They are the worst in the business.

[Alberta's Child]

But those 20-cent bottles of glue at Wal-Mart, she said, cost $1.24 at her local grocery store.

"I'm kind of trapped to buy at the cheapest price … ," she said. "You have to stretch the dollars as far as you can.

"If someone else comes along and is cheaper than Wal-Mart," she said, "I'll be there."

I like her attitude of utter resignation here. Now if only her school district would use the same approach when hiring teachers . . .

[newgeezer]

Charles Hasse, president of the Washington Education Association ... decried the company's employment practices, saying that Wal-Mart pays paltry wages and has a high percentage of workers without health insurance.

Thus, it would seem Wal-Mart has found a way to prevent its employees from finding higher-paying jobs with better benefits.

Oh, the humanity!

[hardworking]

Seems like a poster-sized statement of the lack of economics knowledge by our so-called educators. So let's see if I have this straight: The message is, "OK, y'all, you don't earn enough and we're 'fighting' to get you ever-higher wages but, oh, by the way, be sure to shop where things cost more...." Yep, these sure are the people to teach our kids about the free-enterprise system of our country. Oh, but I forgot. They are busy teaching our kids about the benefits of socialism. My mistake.

[TheBigB]

Why boycott a store you are going to shop at???

They're public school teachers. It's not like they're very bright.

[hardworking]

How can people so stupid be charged with teaching children?

Ah-h-h-h, my friend, you miss the point. Their 'charge' is to teach our children to be stupid.

[sionnsar]

Thanks to Horatio Gates for spotting this.

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[stuartcr]

Or wealthy..

[Moral Hazard]

"As educators, we recognize that we have a responsibility that goes beyond instruction in the classroom," said Charles Hasse, president of the Washington Education Association.

When was the last time a teacher's union even acknowledged a responsibility to provide instruction in the classroom?

[CyberAnt]

So the union - who purports to be in support of the "worker" .. is hurting the worker by suggesting people not shop there.

Geeeeee .. I don't think I'd want that union representing me ..!!!!