The Enemies of Public Schooling - Part 2 of 10googol
Have you been getting post cards from something called the "Freedom Foundation" telling you to stop paying your union dues?
According to SourceWatch, "[t]he Freedom Foundation, formerly known as the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, is a libertarian think tank based in Olympia, Washington," and is "funded in part by the Bradley Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation."
It is aggressively anti-union--specifically public-sector unions. In the aftermath of Janus, attack ads and these "opt-out" post cards are part of the Freedom Foundation's campaign to dismantle the union (and, as a consequence, de-fund the Democratic Party). For additional reporting, there's this, from the L.A. Times in 2018.
These sleazebags have offered me a "summer bonus" (I didn't scan to find out), told me I'd have an extra $1000 for gas and vacations, sent me a "Labor Union Satisfaction Survey," and even wrote the "opt-out" letter for me (just fill it in!).
Are you thinking about how much more money you'd have in your paycheck if you didn't have to pay those bloody union dues? Then think about this: Your administration is still barred from forcing you to work weekends, during the summer, during your lunch. The union bargains for you, too, and now you want to ask them to do it for nothing?
You get the raise, and you keep and extra thousand bucks! Sounds good, right?
It's like the guy who saved money by teaching his dog to eat less and less each day. Just when he got the dog down to zero, the dog died.
They are trying to kill the union. If they are successful, you can kiss your raise, your sick days, and your summers good-bye.
They are scammers looking for suckers. Don't be a sucker.
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