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Wis. Union Head Calls on Teachers to Go to Work
Fox News ^ | 2/20/11 | Associated Press

Posted on 02/20/2011 2:30:53 PM PST by Nachum

MADISON, Wis.--The head of Wisconsin's powerful teachers' union is calling on educators to return to classrooms Monday and Tuesday rather than continue being absent to protest an anti-union bill at the state Capitol.

The protests against a bill that would take away public workers' right to collectively bargain for their benefits and working conditions forced several school districts to shut down last week after teachers called in sick to join demonstrators in Madison.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: calls; head; union; wis; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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1 posted on 02/20/2011 2:30:59 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Fire them all, too late.


2 posted on 02/20/2011 2:31:45 PM PST by lookout88 (.combat officer's dad)
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To: lookout88

They are terrified that more people everyday (political or otherwise) are being forced to consider an alternative to the unsustainable status quo; there are many young newly-graduated or newly laid off (due to lack of tenure) teachers that would be thrilled to have their jobs for a lot less money.


3 posted on 02/20/2011 2:33:53 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: Nachum

The evidence of phony doctors’ excuses going viral was a major game changer for these idiots.


4 posted on 02/20/2011 2:34:16 PM PST by surely_you_jest
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To: Nachum

Nah! These cretins need to stay OUT of OUR classrooms and AWAY from OUR CHILDREN!!!


5 posted on 02/20/2011 2:34:35 PM PST by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: Nachum

Well Monday is a holiday for teachers, so doubtful any of them return tomorrow.


6 posted on 02/20/2011 2:34:40 PM PST by bcr100
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To: Nachum
Holiday on Monday and the weather turned crappy....tough call.
7 posted on 02/20/2011 2:35:48 PM PST by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: Nachum

*snicker*

They blinked.


8 posted on 02/20/2011 2:35:55 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Nachum

If one was pulling 80+ grand plus free bennies a year for 9 month of work who in their right mind would pull a stupid stunt like this?

I hope they ALL get fired.


9 posted on 02/20/2011 2:36:00 PM PST by mowowie
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To: Howie66

The kids won’t be there Monday anyway.


10 posted on 02/20/2011 2:36:42 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: kearnyirish2

I bet if Walked fired the WS teachers - he would have 50,000 job applications the next day.


11 posted on 02/20/2011 2:36:55 PM PST by Frantzie (HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
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To: Nachum
I don't think this vehicle has a “reverse” gear now that the boy king has weighed in favoring the UNION THUGS.
12 posted on 02/20/2011 2:37:07 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Nachum

Does that go for the Senators? Oh yeah, I forgot. They already know we don’t give a cr*p what they do.


13 posted on 02/20/2011 2:37:59 PM PST by patriotsoul
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To: Howie66

I think parents should accompany their children when the classes resume and not allow any spin and further indoctrination to spew forth.
But really - the parents should either clean out their children’s desks or be there to wave good-bye to the teachers.


14 posted on 02/20/2011 2:39:42 PM PST by Tweeker
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To: Nachum

What about Wednesday?

These ungrateful selfish cretins, need to be fired!!!

Want to hurt those union thugs?

Homeschool your kids. Here is a resource to find out what your state law for homeschooling is.
http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp


15 posted on 02/20/2011 2:39:56 PM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: Nachum

They take right after their socialist benefactor in DC...EPIC FAIL!!!


16 posted on 02/20/2011 2:40:37 PM PST by JPG (As WI goes, so goes the nation. Thank you, Gov Walker.)
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To: Frantzie

He certainly would have plenty of NJ applicants; teachers laid off here know there won’t be any hiring any time soon (and the cost of living is too high if you’re not pulling down public-school-teacher-like salaries). I’d think a lot of Dem state newly-unemployed are looking to bail out of their financial commitments to their socialist “paradises”.


17 posted on 02/20/2011 2:45:56 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: lookout88

This tells me they are getting overwhelmingly negative
polling. The public is outraged these greedy,
immature thugs are disrupting their lives.


18 posted on 02/20/2011 2:46:32 PM PST by reaganbooster (The democrat party symbol should be the grim reaper instead of the donkey.)
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To: Nachum

Fire them all for illegally striking and remove any retiree benefits due them because of their criminal activity.


19 posted on 02/20/2011 2:46:52 PM PST by RedMDer (Stimulus... hasn't stimulated ANYTHING but The TEA PARTY!!! - Sarah Palin)
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To: Nachum

It’s not an anti-union bill. It’s an anti-abusive public employee union bill.


20 posted on 02/20/2011 2:47:18 PM PST by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will continue to have more relevant quality executive experience than B. Obama.)
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