Teacher Union Bosses vs. the People of Wisconsin - 3

Teacher Union Bosses vs. the People of Wisconsin – 3
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

What do Professional School Teachers Believe?

The National Association of Professional Educators met at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California on Aug. 12-15, 1975. The convention’s theme was “Our Heritage – Man: The Choicemaker.”

N.A.P.E. reaffirmed the following basic principles:

•Students have a right to education uninterrupted by strikes, lockouts, or stoppages of any kind.

•The community must retain control of its schools.

•No educator must be compelled to support any organization as a condition of employment.

N.A.P.E. resolved to favor legislation by the National Congress and by the several State Legislatures which will:

1.) Put the interests of students first; since we believe that all action in education and by educators must be for the greatest good of the students. Also preserve and promote the cherished historic concept of neighborhood school districting.

2.) Re-establish character education, and strengthen self-discipline in schools and students. Also allow school boards to set policy; allow administrators to implement policy; allow educators to teach; allow students to learn.

3.) Permit greater parental and professional participation in textbook selection, and in curriculum structure and development. Also allow parents a wider choice of alternatives in educational methodology; e.g. the fundamental school, open classroom, lofting, total self-contained classroom.

4.) Promote and enhance a collegial, rather than an adversary relationship of teachers with school boards, administrators and parents.

N.A.P.E. resolved to actively and openly oppose any legislation which will: Force unionization/exclusivity/agency shop, etc. for public educators: Commit the public sector to binding arbitration appointed by a “third party” who is not directly responsible to the electorate: The above were some of the main topics discussed during the convention: George H. Kubeck, member of Westminster Professional Educators Group, September 14, 1975.

P.S. There are millions of professional teachers in America. Outside of the Right to Work states, these teachers are locked into collective bargaining laws like S.B. 160 in California. Collective bargaining laws were never intended for public employees.

There is no freedom of expression for non-union oriented teachers. The Superintendents and School Boards have betrayed the independent-minded teachers for too long a time. The minority needs to be represented and payroll deductions for their members. In California, the independent-minded teacher has to pay out a $1000 yearly to the unions to teach in the public schools. That is wrong. His money is going to the politics of false agendas, like abortion and campaign monies to defeat Proposition 8.