Fascinating article in the UT Sunday by Chris Moran- take a moment and check it out here, I’ll wait.
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Yes, I go on and on about the union, and I promise you I’m just as tired as you are. But “Boss” Zombro is doing her usual excellent job representing the priorities and values of the union.
Now, Boss Zombro wants a significant portion of the money with which we indebted our children (they will be paying the bill in 30 or so years) with Prop S to go to the construction unions. She wants the Board of Education to give preferential treatment to union companies, even a contractual obligation. Boss wants “help[s] to resolve poverty” with school district money. Money that is desperately needed for our schools. And that includes improving the working conditions for teachers.
Why would Boss intentionally reduce the amount of money available for workplace improvement? Because the unions stick together. There are great benefits to sticking together, to solidarity.
But in this case, none of those benefits are for children.
Does anyone believe the Boss is willing to forgo salary enhancement for teachers to help the fund-a-union program? How about teacher benefits- will she be willing to cut those out of the pending negotiations to “help resolve poverty” for construction workers? Doubt it.
Please, Board of Education- show us, parents of children in the San Diego Unified School District, that you are not bound to the unions who helped elect you. Please choose the best companies for the Prop S work- union or not. Please do not allow San Diego Unified to act as our own Works Project Administration.
