Reply #7: teachers unions

[paulsby]

like ANY union do not advocate for anybody's good but their own members. some of their policies may improve the situation of students, etc. but that is not their goal. their goal is to advocate what is good for teachers, NOT what is good for students.

i'm a member of my union. i love my union. my union also advocates for its members, not the people we serve or the government, or the "corporatists". that's the nature of unions.

are you seriously claiming that "rewarding excellence" will not make a difference? i am referring to your "no, it doesn't Mr. Pres."

i know that my union protects a hell of a lot of mediocre members and would also fight merit pay. they fight many things that would benefit the people we serve, but that's the unions JOB. they fight for US, not the people we serve. all unions operate that way. i love unions. but reality is reality.