tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post2840860165695653797..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: The Next Line of Attack on Teacher Unions: TFA Slates Run in Union Elections?ed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-150334262066271522008-11-17T12:27:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:27:00.000-05:00I encourage you to read my blog's latest post whic...I encourage you to read my blog's latest post which is aptly titled union busting 101. It addresses the latest Washington Post's Sunday article in which Mayor Fenty and Chancellor Rhee are considering restoring the District's charter in order to create non unionized charter schools and seeking federal legislation to call for a state of emergency in DC just like what happened in Louisianna. One of their goals is so that they won't have to bargain any longer with the Washington Teachers' Union . This is as I am sure that you are aware an unfair labor practice. Parents, community members and teachers are outraged by this recent story. <BR/><BR/>As I outline on my blog, union busting is the firing of an already organized workforce and hiring non union labor. Many of us believe that the major goal in our city is privatization so that our Mayor and Chancellor can outsource jobs with hefty financial contracts to their wealthy friends and associates. This has been the wave of DC city government under our Mayor in many city agencies. Already we are privatizing teachers aides to a temp agency and they come and go like a revolving door without being qualified. <BR/><BR/>My blog is www.thewashingtonteacher.blogspot.com <BR/><BR/>By the way the anti blogger teacher that you referenced recently quit and she is no longer a DCPS teacher due to the many challenges, the level of school violence and lack of suppports that our school system provides. I have chosen to stay and work from the inside as an advocate for teachers through my union in an elected board member and building representative capacity.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your blog and I follow what's happening in New York. We can learn a lot from you because there are some similarities. In solidarity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com