Public Schools For The Public Unions

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

The district is negotiating contracts with the four unions representing teachers, administrators, support staff and police officers.

Everyone knows unions exist to protect the jobs and pay of the membership. Public unions represent a very dangerous constituency for big government. They donate money and campaign workers to political candidates. They vote as a bloc. Very few politicians can afford to oppose them. The constituency for the 3R's, if such a thing even exists, is no match for them. It's a lot less risky for the crooked politicians to just vote for higher taxes.

"Doctor" Rulffes is just another politician. It's obvious that his job depends on union support. He'll do whatever he can to keep them happy, actions which must come at the expense of students.

Abolish public education. Many economy-priced private schools will come onstream to satisfy the demand for education services. Those business owners won't have any time for union politics, because higher costs will drive them out of business. Once those education union bureaucrats are cutoff from public money, they'll be exposed as the leeches they are.