All over the country, union leaders are demanding that communities
cough up extra cash to help “make teachers whole.” And unions around the
country are testing the waters with teachers by asking teachers in
budget stricken districts to vote “no confidence” in the community to
send a message to taxpayers to cough up cash or else.
The “or else?”
Strike.
Never mind making communities whole; those communities can never be whole under Obama.
As cash-strapped municipalities deal with declining tax revenues and too-rosy assumptions made by administrators and union officials, teachers unions are stamping their feet, holding their breath and mouthing the political equivalent of “La, la, la, I can’t hear you.”
In Palm Beach County, the teachers union is demanding $70 million dollars in raises for teachers at a time when the district has to hire more new teachers just to comply with state-mandated classroom sizes.
“There must be a plan in place to have a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Brian Phillips, the chief negotiator for the Classroom Teachers Association. “Is the board really interested in putting teachers back where they need to be?”
Perhaps they are. But the more vital question is can taxpayers afford it?
“It isn’t a lack of wanting to,” said the districts’ negotiator Van Ludy, “It’s a lack of being able to.”
Read more: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/09/22/unions_tell_taxpayers_we_have_no_confidence_in_you
The “or else?”
Strike.
Never mind making communities whole; those communities can never be whole under Obama.
As cash-strapped municipalities deal with declining tax revenues and too-rosy assumptions made by administrators and union officials, teachers unions are stamping their feet, holding their breath and mouthing the political equivalent of “La, la, la, I can’t hear you.”
In Palm Beach County, the teachers union is demanding $70 million dollars in raises for teachers at a time when the district has to hire more new teachers just to comply with state-mandated classroom sizes.
“There must be a plan in place to have a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Brian Phillips, the chief negotiator for the Classroom Teachers Association. “Is the board really interested in putting teachers back where they need to be?”
Perhaps they are. But the more vital question is can taxpayers afford it?
“It isn’t a lack of wanting to,” said the districts’ negotiator Van Ludy, “It’s a lack of being able to.”
Read more: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/09/22/unions_tell_taxpayers_we_have_no_confidence_in_you
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