[Durham INC] Fw: NC lawmakers override another Perdue veto

[Reyn Bowman]

That site is obviously agenda driven. What the legislature did is a very
obvious political move. Teachers have the option to opt out.There are ways
within the union structure to deal with retribution and if politicians
believe it needed to be stronger than they should have dealt with that
issue rather than a thinly veiled maneuver to eliminate ideological
opposition that sets all horrible precedent.

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Christine Chamberlain <
christinebbd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Some of the reasoning behind the legislature's move is explained on this
> website (and many others as well).
> http://teachersunionexposed.com/dues.cfm
>
> I've spoken with many, many teachers over the years.  The majority of
> those I've spoken to do not support the political decisions of their union
> officials. If a teacher voiced an opinion differing from those of the union
> officials, severe retribution would occur.
>
> A former award-winning principle from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school
> system, who now lives in Grove Park, is one of those who received
> retribution for pointing out corruption involving officials in the
> Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system.  This principle received national
> attention and an award for turning around his highschool.  Shortly after
> winning the award, he discovered corruption, brought it to the attention of
> officials... and was fired.
>
> I fully support the legislature's move, and I hope the website I've given
> will shed some light on this discussion.
>
> Christine Chamberlain
>
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> *From:* Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* INC <inc-list at rtpnet.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:41 PM
> *Subject:* [Durham INC] Fw: NC lawmakers override another Perdue veto
>
> The NC Gen Assembly passed legislation that prohibits union (NCAE) dues
> from being deducted from teachers' paychecks, thereby making it impractical
> to collect dues at all (they'd have to do it via paper checks submitted
> monthly -- an accounting nightmare). It appears there is no reason for this
> legislation except to undermine teachers' rights to group and lobby for
> their interests.
>
> See below regarding the NCAE response (and below that is a news article
> summarizing the situation). If you can be in Raleigh at 3 PM today, that'd
> be great.
>
> Any chance of the INC passing a resolution that opposes this
> legislation? How can it be constitutional to dictate the means by which a
> citizen organization collects its dues? (Meanwhile, corporations'
> exhorbitant monetary political contributions are considered 'freedom of
> speech'.)
>
> Melissa (Rooney)
>
>
>
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