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mark4teach Wrote: Jan 08, 2013 11:32 AM

I agree that there are bad teachers. They should be dealt with. However just remember teachers in Calif are paid for 180 days. We do not get paid vacation, or holidays. Money is taken from our pay checks to carry us over the rest of the year. I have not seen an raise in 10 years. Yes, I am a member of a union, and consider a conservative.I have a Master's with 120 units over my degree and make less money then my brother-in-law ($20,000 less) who has a B.A.

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TexanPatriot Wrote: Mar 25, 2013 8:20 AM

So you get paid 180 days but not for the rest of the year? You are on unpaid leave during school vacations? Please clarify.

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Crowd Laughs as Chicago Teachers Union President Talks about Killing the Rich

The Chicago Teachers Union is not just about looking out for its members’ interests. The union wants to fundamentally change America, too.

That shift occurred when the radical Karen Lewis was elected as its president two years ago. She’s best known for mocking U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s lisp and for taking on - and defeating - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the district’s first teachers’ strike in a generation.

CTU leaders have been on a victory lap of sorts since the September strike, with union activists seeing themselves as protectors of union power during a time of...

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