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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by nostromo on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:00PM (#30494804)
In my state, Washington, the teachers union got teachers to the front of the line for vaccines, right behind healthcare workers. We were told it was to get schools back open. Once they were all vaccinated, they decided not to re-open schools.
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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by refurb on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:03PM (#30494836)
Same thing is CA. Teachers were one of the first to be vaccinated (while resisting any vaccine mandate), yet immediately put up roadblocks to reopening.

It’s about teachers, not students.

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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by swasheck on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:31PM (#30495087)
> It’s about teachers, not students.

this is a false dichotomy and reeks of political rhetoric. it’s honestly both. teachers desire a safe working environment for themselves AND want to do the best they can to educate students under the circumstances.

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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by refurb on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:42PM (#30495202)
It’s not a false dichotomy if you just look at the union’s actions.

How does opposing a vaccine mandate help students? The answer is it doesn’t, its just the union flexing its politics muscle by using the mandate as a bargaining chip.

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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by swasheck on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:37PM (#30496465)
we’re not debating vaccine mandate efficacy, we’re debating you implication that teachers aren’t in it for the students. you’re being intellectually dishonest.
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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by refurb on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:47PM (#30496521)
You did a great job of skirting my question.

How does fighting for an exception to the vaccine mandate (one of the few for public sector in CA - LA just fired 1500 city workers) help students?

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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by swasheck on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:47AM (#30500352)
that. was. not. the. point. of. my. reply. it never has been. i’m sorry, but your inability to stop moving goalposts kills this thread.
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Re:States where teachers’ unions are strongest are slowest t... by refurb on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:13PM (#30507813)
Why won’t you answer the question. If you so strongly believe that unions have students best interests in mind then the answer should be easy.

Instead you refuse to answer it.

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