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9. Your teaching CONTRACT is annual, and the bargaining agreement is likely 2 or 3 or 5 years!

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 08:48 AM

Sep 2014

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It's not a 1st amendment issue. If the union bargained a collective agreement on your behalf
, that benefits you for 2 to 5 years in the future (much less long term benefits like retirement and health care), then you can step up and enjoy the contract and pay your dues.

You can join or not join, but if you aren't part of the contract process, then you don't deserve the protections for years in the future like you invested.

Frankly, I think you should pay dues for the duration of the contract at a minimum.

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Michigan teachers can resign from union any time, judge rules [View all] alp227 Sep 2014 OP

and then they should give back all the raises and benefits the union got for them nt msongs Sep 2014 #1

This^^^ ybbor Sep 2014 #2

So you believe that without a union whistler162 Sep 2014 #3

My wife and I have taught in both union and non-union states... and that's correct! Sancho Sep 2014 #4

Righteous rant. apnu Sep 2014 #6

Absolutely...nt freebrew Sep 2014 #10

So then of course you believe Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #22

It's a labor union, not government. freebrew Sep 2014 #27

Some say the same thing about government. Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #34

One doesn't have to join a government... freebrew Sep 2014 #35

One doesn't have to join a government? Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #36

Sorry... freebrew Sep 2014 #38

You don't know what I support, I Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #39

Good god... freebrew Sep 2014 #40

Are you capable of comprehension? Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #41

That's clearly not what was said BuckeyeBrad Sep 2014 #12

Then people who do not pay taxes . . . toopers Sep 2014 #21

On the immediate issue, the judge is correct. Hoppy Sep 2014 #5

If you can sign a contract for a phone for two years, you can join the union for a year! Sancho Sep 2014 #8

Stoping and starting and stoping and starting and stoping and starting Deadbeat Republicans Sep 2014 #20

DE was the same as NJ SteveG Sep 2014 #16

If they don't support the organization, fine, but then they liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #25

I understand that unions would be unhappy Android3.14 Sep 2014 #7

Your teaching CONTRACT is annual, and the bargaining agreement is likely 2 or 3 or 5 years! Sancho Sep 2014 #9

That's irrelevant Android3.14 Sep 2014 #11

Then we need to change the law SteveG Sep 2014 #17

That sounds just like those saying Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #23

fundamental difference SteveG Sep 2014 #29

That ability to pay can also be manipulated Guaguacoa Sep 2014 #32

This is a state law issue. CANDO Sep 2014 #18

Nope-it is a LABOR RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS Constitutional CRISIS! n/t bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #33

the issue is 'exclusive' unions ...nt quadrature Sep 2014 #13

more rethug union busting. blackspade Sep 2014 #14

No objection from me... brooklynite Sep 2014 #15

Yes, but then they should no liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #26

Going forward, certainly... brooklynite Sep 2014 #28

I agree that it should be only liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #30

And what if.... philosslayer Sep 2014 #37

My Question Is... november3rd Sep 2014 #19

If they opt out, then they don't get any liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #24

Here in Ohio, teachers are fired at will even with the unions. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #31