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When Unions Get Desperate
WSJ ^ | 4/14/11 | ALLYSIA FINLEY

Posted on 04/16/2011 2:14:05 PM PDT by rhema

There haven't been any major earthquakes or wildfires in California recently, but teachers apparently think that the potential budget cuts to education merit a "State of Emergency Week."

The California Teachers Association, the state's largest teachers union, is planning a week of activities in May. The goal is to pressure Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and the state legislature to raise taxes rather than cut education spending.

Earlier this week the union posted a 10-page list of potential activities on its website, CAstateofemergency.com. Ideas included stalking legislators for a day; boycotting corporations like Microsoft that advocate for education reform; attempting to close down major roads; dyeing their hair red; holding night-time vigils with coffins and black arm-bands; picketing companies; and withdrawing funds from banks that "are not paying their fair share of taxes." They also planned to work with Ben & Jerry's to create a "labor-union flavored ice cream."

Apparently, the union didn't realize that documents posted to the Internet are available for public consumption. Once the CTA heard that the list was bouncing around blogs, it was removed. Soon, a new three-page list appeared that omits many of their more ludicrous and heavy-handed ideas but still includes plans to use students as props. Instead of bullying and boycotting businesses, the union now intends to meet with local chambers of commerce and to "focus [their protests] on how much money has gone to bail out Wall Street and big corporations."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: California
KEYWORDS: cta; education; goonions; goonionthugs; nea; propaganda; teachers; unions; unionthugs
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21 posted on 04/16/2011 5:38:29 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Conservative States of America has a nice ring to it.)
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To: sergeantdave

Teachers have the power over the children’s grades, though. That is what keeps parents in line. The entire government school system should be abolished.


22 posted on 04/16/2011 6:04:12 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: rhema

Gosh, they’re so...60’s. Embarrassing.


23 posted on 04/16/2011 8:04:59 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: Brilliant
Unionism is big business in California. And it may soon be the only business in California.

Well, CA has a booming business in making homeless bums.

24 posted on 04/16/2011 8:08:18 PM PDT by Vision Thing (He has a white house, and he wants to paint it black.)
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To: Hoosier Catholic Momma

You pay $300/month for health benefits for 6 people? Please tell me how. My COBRA payments as a single guy were $400 plus per month just for me.


25 posted on 04/16/2011 11:34:41 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: Hoosier Catholic Momma
Ooops! I meant to say we pay about half of that per month for a family of six.

Me too, for a family of 4. The family plan I'm on fits all family no matter the size.

26 posted on 04/17/2011 5:20:59 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: FormerACLUmember

Maybe it’ll taste like brass knuckles.


27 posted on 04/18/2011 2:25:40 PM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Farmer Dean
A union label ice cream flavor?What do BS and intimidation taste like?

Blood. Every Marxist's favorite flavor.

28 posted on 04/18/2011 2:30:04 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ( "The right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended." - Rowan Atkinson)
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