NEA is About Power - Children Are Secondary

The NEA is about children and increasing the education of our children in America, right? If you still think that the NEA is pro-children and education, then you better think again. We have it right from the horse's mouth that they are about power. It's not that they're not about reducing drop out rates and increasing goals, but that's not their primary function. Get a load of this!

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General Counsel Bob Chanin explains to the NEA Convention what they're really all about.
"The NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power. And we have power because there are more than 3.2 million people who are willing to pay us hundreds of million of dollars in dues each year because they believe that we are the unions that can most effectively represent them; the union that can protect their rights and advance their interests as education employees.

This is not to say that the concern of NEA and its affiliates with closing achievement gaps, reducing drop rate rates, improving teacher quality, and the like are unimportant or inappropriate. To the contrary these are the goals that guide the work we do. But they need not and must not be achieved at the expense of due process, employee rights, or collective bargaining.

That is simply too high a price to pay."

Closing achievement gaps, reducing drop rates, improving teacher quality and the like should be the goal. Period! If they were really about education then they would take a look at what the private sector does to educate children. If the NEA were really serious about our children's education then they would model the public schools after private schools who are able to better educate children at HALF the cost. But the NEA is not about education. It's all about power and money.

Something has to be done about unions that have seen their day and the NEA is one that shouldn't have even seen the light of day. American Patriots need to be involved at the local level because we're the ones who really care about our own children and grandchildren. No one cares more about them than blood relatives. That's the way to be most effective because the local and state levels are the ones who feed the national level - or the 'N' of the NEA.

Hey, take a look at states who are having budget problems. What is one of the largest items in the budget? Probably education, right? And another one is Medicaid. These two "untouchable" budget items within every state tie up a considerable amount money. And yet there are better, more efficient ways to better educate our country's children, and give them a more conservative education as well! Why can't they simply make cuts to the education part of the budget and educate the children better at half the cost? Well, that would mean a loss of power and dollars to the NEA, wouldn't it? And if you follow the money, then that means less for the Obamameister. They backed him big time and he owes them big time.

But common sense says that we can work at the local level. We need to remind our state officials that they work for us. We don't work for them. They need to stand up to the unions rather than go to bed with them. Card check cannot be passed because this will eventually be used within every union, including the NEA, if we don't stop it now.

For those who are active - good! - keep up the good fight. Remember, we're doing this for our children and grandchildren so that they can grow up in same kind of country we did. For those who are thinking about getting active - don't think to long! - we're running out of time. The current Obama administration is moving swiftly in many different areas. Contact your state representatives and keep doing it over and over again until they either listen or receive their walking papers.

The Silent Majority is Silent No More. Let Your Voice Be Heard as We Use Our Common Sense!

God's blessings and have a great day!