tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6725875632616034944..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Why FDR Was Against Public Sector UnionsDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-80107619003701470722011-04-19T16:52:39.259-07:002011-04-19T16:52:39.259-07:00I wouldn't start filling sand bags just yet. T...I wouldn't start filling sand bags just yet. This is just trash-talk. When it comes down to it the unions will fold and everyone knows it. The union guys are just hoping Snyder won't call their bluff. It's not a bet I'd take.<br /><br />Part of the reason things are heating up here in Michigan is that the House passed a change to the teacher's anti-strike law.<br /><br />Used to be it was pretty much a joke but no one's laughing now.<br /><br />School districts have been pretty much cut out of the process so the union can't look to the board to <i>not</i> pull the trigger on the anti-strike law.<br /><br />Oh yeah, the penalties have gone up a trifle.<br /><br />-$5,000/teacher/day fines on the union.<br />-One day pay docked for each day on strike for teachers.<br />-Various other penalties like loss of tenure, seniority loss and few other nicks that draw blood.<br /><br />This is a problem in the process of being dealt with. I had a lefty claim that in five years unions would be in resurgence. I offered to bet on that outcome. No takers.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.com