Teachers get the shaft from their own union.

#1

We already knew that the NEA's top brass lives large. Reg Weaver, the union's president, makes $439,000 a year. The NEA has a $58 million payroll for just over 600 employees, more than half of whom draw six-figure salaries. Last year the average teacher made only $48,000, so it seems you're better off working as a union rep than in the classroom.
Many of the organization's disbursements--$30,000 to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, $122,000 to the Center for Teaching Quality--at least target groups that ostensibly have a direct educational mission. But many others are a stretch, to say the least. The NEA gave $15,000 to the Human Rights Campaign, which lobbies for "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights." The National Women's Law Center, whose Web site currently features a "pocket guide" to opposing Supreme Court nominee Sam Alito, received $5,000. And something called the Fund to Protect Social Security got $400,000, presumably to defeat personal investment accounts.

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#2

What a curious use for the spoiler code..! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Teachers have been getting the shaft without Vaseline for the longest time...This is even more fucked up news...

#3

well, could you imagine, you AYHJA are paying your dues to "the home businessmen's union" and then a ruling allows for all expenses of the union to be itemized, and you find out that more than 60% of your dues went to pay the man who was charging you uyour dues, and he's just raised the so he can give another 5% to the national coalition for gay rights,and another 12% to his cousin, who makes the flyers advertising your increased dues.. and a five percent allowance to his wife, so she got some spending money,.. so only about 8% of what you pay in dues is used for your representation.

and people ask why I'm not a professional teacher! simple. teachers have alot to learn about the real world, and hopefully this union accountability for their dues will be a good first step to considering themselves professional.

(as for the spoiler, I was just seeing what it was.)