I’ve never been a fan of public unions. Especially teacher’s unions.
In fact, the only reason I’m sitting here writing what I’m writing and doing what I’m doing is because of the teacher’s union in Wisconsin. Crazy, right? Governor Scott Walker fought and beat the teacher’s union there not once, not twice, but three times … and I was part of that fight. Heck, if it wasn’t for Walker and the teacher’s unions I wouldn’t be @Politibunny or FOO on Twitter considering my nickname came from some Lefty Wisconsinite who made fun of my overbite, but that’s another story.
My dislike of teacher’s unions REALLY took off during the government-forced lockdowns while these unions worked to keep our kids out of the classroom. Not only did they continue to get paid the same wage, but some also got raises and some even campaigned and worked to elect Biden, who in turn allowed them to have a say at the federal level about schools. Even here in Virginia, where we are a Right to Work State, the teacher’s association was able to keep our kids out of the classroom for nearly two years.
Yeah, it was an awful time not just for my family, but for all families. Thanks to the unions.
So this thread from Illinois Policy taking the president of the Chicago Teacher’s Union apart made me so so so happy:
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.@stacydavisgates, as president of @CTULocal1 would you say it's "principled" for union leaders to vacation and dine out while denying students access to classrooms for a full year?
Could you define "doxxing" and "principled" for the class please?
We'd really appreciate it https://t.co/D8qHKxcUV2
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
Vacationed.
Dined out.
Partied.
Campaigned.
While kids sat at home in front of a monitor trying to learn.
Awful.
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
You guys remember her now, right?
.@stacydavisgates, as president of @CTULocal1 could you unpack this tweet for the class? pic.twitter.com/zenAaC9NKG
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Man, that so pissed me off.
How anyone on either side of the aisle can forget or forgive this is beyond me.
.@stacydavisgates, enrollment at the school district your union wields enormous influences over has declined for 11 straight years.
As president of @CTULocal1, would you say your union bears any of the blame?https://t.co/90ebRReP9f
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
Because the union doesn’t care about students.
The union only cares about dues.
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
Hey this one aged pretty well. https://t.co/s2TAEsDalx
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 22, 2022
Love it.
tfw the president of the largest teachers union in the state stays up late on a school night to like tweets from anonymous accounts celebrating people's death pic.twitter.com/6kuatd5iB4
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) September 23, 2022
See, they can do that because the union will protect them.
Unions protect crappy teachers and crappier schools …
#SchoolChoiceNow
