Posted on 08/16/2023 8:06:44 AM PDT by george76
National Education Association is the most evil labor organization on the planet. All of the teachers’ unions are evil, but the NEA is the biggest,
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The teachers’ unions weren’t able to hide their nastiness from the public ... They did what they’ve always done — put their interests above those of the students and, as we are now finding out, doomed those kids to being forever behind.
One of the more bizarre things we saw back then was the far-left regime in Chicago battling with the teachers’ union there to let the kids go back to school. Then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot — an avowed progressive — wanted to open the schools, while the Chicago Teachers Union wanted to stay on permanent vacation, the kids be damned.
In a classic display of just how much political power the unions have, the HISTORIC FIRST (Black lesbian) Lightfoot was bounced after one term and replaced by — you guessed it — a teachers’ union thug.
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Prior to running for mayor, Johnson was a Chicago Teachers Union organizer
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A case could be made that Chicago was always under the CTU’s thumb. High-profile Democrats anywhere don’t get where they are without the support of the teachers’ unions; Lightfoot and Arwady just happened to step out of line. When that happened, the CTU made sure that it flexed hard as soon as it got the opportunity so everyone could be reminded of just who was in charge.
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California Teachers Union is the wealthiest and most powerful political lobby in the most populous state in the country. And, by the way, the NEA isn’t just the largest teachers’ union. It’s the largest labor union in the United States. There’s a lot of coerced dues money to be spent there.
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That is why we home schooled our kids and two of them are home schooling our grand children.
There is no way in hell I would ever raise a child in Chicago. America’s Slum!
“Then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot — an avowed progressive — wanted to open the schools, while the Chicago Teachers Union wanted to stay on permanent vacation, the kids be damned.” Chicago’s public schools are over 90% minority, and there’s very little education taking place. The teachers hate their students and will grasp at any opportunity to get away from them while still getting paid and racking up benefits.
We HS’ed our two kids.....also.
Are dues mandatory??? If not, stop contributing.
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