I don’t begrudge their salaries at all. I don’t like that they are basically forced to be in the union and pay the dues. Since the teacher never sees that money, it goes straight from the tax coffers to the union.
” ..the teacher never sees that money, it goes straight from the tax coffers to the union”
Just like taxes! I often wonder what would happen if employees were given their entire paycheck and had to write Uncle Sam a check on 4/15 (or quarterly like the self-employed). They might take a better look at the whole tax issue.