doug the issue about not going with the union is if a kid sues I am not so sure you get a union lawyer.
The political stuff is cr@p, I agree. But I would fear lawsuits if I were a teacher and went to the union for a lawyer after wanting some of the dues back.
It is an issue for a teacher I would think.
PS: I hate the teacher's union.
I posed a question to doug about that on the board. If only dues used for political activity is refunded, how can they deny someone legal help? Seems that would be covered by the rest of the dues.