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Pro-life teachers angered by march
The Washington Times ^
| Today
| George Archibald
Posted on 04/19/2004 9:28:49 AM PDT by jcb8199
Thousands of pro-life teachers and school staff required to belong to the National Education Association across the country are offended by the union's co-sponsorship of a pro-choice march in Washington this Sunday. The NEA headquarters on 16th Street NW near the White House will act as a hospitality center for the March for Freedom of Choice while the union's nearby state affiliates in New Jersey and elsewhere are organizing buses to bring demonstrators for the event.
The march is being organized by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, National Organization for Women, NARAL Pro-Choice America and other liberal and feminist groups. Abortion "is a political issue and not an educational issue," said NEA member Connie Bancroft, a middle-school teacher for handicapped children in Mahoning County, Ohio, who opposes NEA's sponsorship of the march.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; cultureofdeath; democratdollars; democrats; educationnews; fraud; leftists; nea; pc; politicallycorrect; prolife; teachersunion; theft; unions; unionthugs; unionvote
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To: jcb8199
My understanding is that the NEA is not a union, it is a voluntary organization.
In California, teachers must join the CTA, but they can opt out of their union dues being used for any political purpose other than political lobbying that has a direct effect on their jobs, wages, benefits, etc.
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posted on
04/19/2004 11:32:35 AM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(Let your light so shine before men....)
To: P-Marlowe
The NEA calls itself a "Professional Organization" but it is a union, and in many states you must join in order to teach at a public school.
The NEA employs about 1,800 "Uniserv Directors" across the nation. These people run political operations and carry the NEA agenda in all 50 state capitols.
In its IRS forms from 1996 to 2001, the NEA reported expenditures of $0 for political activites.
To: Nightbird
I did an internship at a union tire maker (pretty big one, but out of respect I won't mention which one). The union was on strike a few months before I started, and there was some violence and alot of threats. The attitude was "I am OWED this job! You can NOT tell me what to do!". As a result, that plant and the company in general is not doing very well right now.
Funny thing is, there was a good number of people who didn't want to strike, but were afraid of what would happen if they didn't. Why unions aren't attacked under the RICO laws I will never know.
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posted on
04/19/2004 11:49:53 AM PDT
by
redgolum
To: *Education News
BTTT
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posted on
04/19/2004 1:39:12 PM PDT
by
EdReform
To: Blood of Tyrants
No big surprise to me. I grew up in a very union-driven state, and found them to be tyrants. Especially if one strikes and no one can cross the line (on threat of violence). So, nobody works. Also, being a hard worker is frowned upon. I think they do more harm than good.
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posted on
04/19/2004 5:43:58 PM PDT
by
Annie03
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To: Alberta's Child
My thoughts exactly.
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04/19/2004 5:48:16 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
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