Top teachers unions spent at least $2.25 million to re-elect Whitmer in Michigan

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The nation's two largest teachers unions contributed at least $2.25 million to re-elect Michigan's Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as unions and school choice activists continue to pour money into the race.

The massive donations coming from the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are going to the pro-Whitmer group "Put Michigan First." That organization is a federal 527 organization that is aligned with the Democratic Governors Association.

The National Education Association Advocacy Fund donated $1 million to Put Michigan First in July. AFT Solidarity, a group affiliated with AFT, donated a total of $1.25 million to that same group this year.

The most recent contribution from AFT Solidarity came on Oct. 13 for $250,000. It donated $1 million to Put Michigan First in late April......


"Gretchen Whitmer continues to take cues directly from her union bosses who shut schools down, kept our kids locked down at home longer than necessary, and created an education crisis in our state. She stood on the debate stage and blatantly lied that Michigan schools were only closed down for 3 months," Dixon said in a comment to Fox News Digital.


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-teachers-unions-spent-2-25-million-re-elect-whitmer-michigan
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Sure they did for payback for closing the schools down and letting teachers stay home. Whitmer did not have the kids best interest at heart.
 
With over half many blue states budgets devoted to education, the question to ask these asshats is "give us a number, exactly how much do you want" That question is never asked.
 
This isn't new is it? Teachers Unions have always been among the biggest Democratic Party donors.

The question as always is is what's best for the teachers union necessarily what's best for schools and most importantly the kids? (The same question works for those who want criminal reform. Is what's best for the police union best for criminal reform?)

There are many who will say what's best for the teachers union is best for the kids because it's hard to take the political element out of it. (Of course then ask how many of those people went to/send their children to private schools.)

The fundamental question is are schools and the school system about employment (because that's what union's are about, employment and benefits for their members) or is it about the best way to educate our kids because those don't often don't go hand in hand.
 
Oh. My. God. Quelle horror! A teacher's union -- supporting a politician who has been friendly to education since day one of her tenure! What's next? Fire and brimstone? Dogs and cats living together? :rofl2:
 
Hawkeye10 said:
The corruption of America runs very deep.

This son of a bitch is going down.
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It's that "revolution" again, or, it is "the elites," "the globalists," "the deep stators," "the wokers," or even the "bus drivers" this time, hard to keep them all straight
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Oh. My. God. Quelle horror! A teacher's union -- supporting a politician who has been friendly to education since day one of her tenure! What's next? Fire and brimstone? Dogs and cats living together? :rofl2:
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Dixon is a dingbat who nobody knows. National money began coming in for her, but trumpkins aren't doing well in states that have a good mean IQ.
 
ExpressLane said:
The nation's two largest teachers unions contributed at least $2.25 million to re-elect Michigan's Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as unions and school choice activists continue to pour money into the race.

The massive donations coming from the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are going to the pro-Whitmer group "Put Michigan First." That organization is a federal 527 organization that is aligned with the Democratic Governors Association.

The National Education Association Advocacy Fund donated $1 million to Put Michigan First in July. AFT Solidarity, a group affiliated with AFT, donated a total of $1.25 million to that same group this year.

The most recent contribution from AFT Solidarity came on Oct. 13 for $250,000. It donated $1 million to Put Michigan First in late April......


"Gretchen Whitmer continues to take cues directly from her union bosses who shut schools down, kept our kids locked down at home longer than necessary, and created an education crisis in our state. She stood on the debate stage and blatantly lied that Michigan schools were only closed down for 3 months," Dixon said in a comment to Fox News Digital.


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-teachers-unions-spent-2-25-million-re-elect-whitmer-michigan
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Sure they did for payback for closing the schools down and letting teachers stay home. Whitmer did not have the kids best interest at heart.
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Oh look


Teachers are fighting for the kids and their own families interests

Oh those wealthy manipulators

Joining forces with other Americans to bring together Change for the good of kids and American workers


Teachers


Really


Now you are going to try and SCARE teachers?


You gonna point your little hate wand at the people who run the local elementary school?


Demonize them and make them worry about having their home attacked by a trumper On meth

Dude


Start digging


You need a hole in the ground to get lower than that
 
archives said:
Sure he does, the "revolution," "the elites," "the globalists," "the deep stators," "the wokers," or just the "bus drivers," he interchanges them often
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I'm willing to believe most people here are actual humans, but if you told me Hawkeye was an algorithm that just combines phrases from a list I'd believe it.
 
cawacko said:
This isn't new is it? Teachers Unions have always been among the biggest Democratic Party donors.

The question as always is is what's best for the teachers union necessarily what's best for schools and most importantly the kids? (The same question works for those who want criminal reform. Is what's best for the police union best for criminal reform?)

There are many who will say what's best for the teachers union is best for the kids because it's hard to take the political element out of it. (Of course then ask how many of those people went to/send their children to private schools.)

The fundamental question is are schools and the school system about employment (because that's what union's are about, employment and benefits for their members) or is it about the best way to educate our kids because those don't often don't go hand in hand.
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They contribute to get elected those candidates they feel will support their positions on educational policy, given that they are the individuals working daily directly with the students it seems their input is relevant

Shocking to some, but Teachers Unions aren't all just about securing jobs
 
archives said:
They contribute to get elected those candidates they feel will support their positions on educational policy, given that they are the individuals working daily directly with the students it seems their input is relevant

Shocking to some, but Teachers Unions aren't all just about securing jobs
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I know we all get tribal here, myself included, but don't b.s. me. This isn't about "we think kids should show how they got their math answer via the common core method and Republicans don't".

The Prize about Mark Zuckerburg's donation and the Newark school system offered great insight into the inner workings of schools and schools districts and what the real goals are (hint: jobs are a huge part of it).

On one hand it's understandable. If I run a teachers union and I see charter schools for instance that outperform the other public schools and their teachers aren't unionized, then I recognize them as a threat. So of course I'm going to support politicians who run against charter schools or any other potential competition. It's not about what's best for kids its what's best for the union. It's why they exist.

But don't try and tell me with a straight face that it's about the kids etc.
 
cawacko said:
I know we all get tribal here, myself included, but don't b.s. me. This isn't about "we think kids should show how they got their math answer via the common core method and Republicans don't".

The Prize about Mark Zuckerburg's donation and the Newark school system offered great insight into the inner workings of schools and schools districts and what the real goals are (hint: jobs are a huge part of it).

On one hand it's understandable. If I run a teachers union and I see charter schools for instance that outperform the other public schools and their teachers aren't unionized, then I recognize them as a threat. So of course I'm going to support politicians who run against charter schools or any other potential competition. It's not about what's best for kids its what's best for the union. It's why they exist.

But don't try and tell me with a straight face that it's about the kids etc.
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Not true, sure job security, tenure, is part of it, but not just their sole focus, and unlike other professions, teachers are basically defenseless against criticism, attacks, and threats from just about everywhere, largely from individuals who have zero experience in teaching or curriculum, so the Union can often be their only life savior

To expand, teachers unions aren't the UAW, they don't represent production workers, they can't go out on strike, the Union doesn't have a big say in negotiations, the have zero input on curriculum. And without tenure, teachers become totally servant to the political figures in office at the time, this year one, next year another. Love to see who flocks to the profession under those conditions
 
archives said:
Not true, sure job security, tenure, is part of it, but not just their sole focus, and unlike other professions, teachers are basically defenseless against criticism, attacks, and threats from just about everywhere, largely from individuals who have zero experience in teaching or curriculum, so the Union can often be their only life savior

To expand, teachers unions aren't the UAW, they don't represent production workers, they can't go out on strike, the Union doesn't have a big say in negotiations, the have zero input on curriculum. And without tenure, teachers become totally servant to the political figures in office at the time, this year one, next year another. Love to see who flocks to the profession under those conditions
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Feel free not to answer this because I'm not trying to have you give out personal info but are you, or a close family member, a teacher union member? Because I'd respectfully say you're pissing on me and trying to say it's raining.

The teachers union are among the most powerful unions in the country. You're trying to make them sound like some benign group. For even just one example just go back to the pandemic when "science" said it was safe to go back to school and the private schools were open but many public schools stayed closed. That was due to the power of the teachers union. (Democratic) politicians didn't want to cross them even going against their 'we believe in science' mantras.

You know how the left likes to say the NRA owns the Republican Party and Republican politicians are afraid to cross them? That's Democrats and the Teachers Union. That's how much power the teachers unions have.
 
cawacko said:
Feel free not to answer this because I'm not trying to have you give out personal info but are you, or a close family member, a teacher union member? Because I'd respectfully say you're pissing on me and trying to say it's raining.

The teachers union are among the most powerful unions in the country. You're trying to make them sound like some benign group. For even just one example just go back to the pandemic when "science" said it was safe to go back to school and the private schools were open but many public schools stayed closed. That was due to the power of the teachers union. (Democratic) politicians didn't want to cross them even going against their 'we believe in science' mantras.

You know how the left likes to say the NRA owns the Republican Party and Republican politicians are afraid to cross them? That's Democrats and the Teachers Union. That's how much power the teachers unions have.
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No, I just remember all those girls I dated back in my salad days who were teachers and the frustration and anger they expressed when politics got in the way of their job

Wouldn't say one of the more powerful unions in the country, influential yes, but as I said they have limited tools in their tool chest, if one school district does a number on their benefits, think for example Kentucky with their pension funds, the Union is helpless, they can't call for a national strike to address the issue as per say the UAW

Safe to go back in public and private schools wasn't the same, what was good for one private school didn't necessarily mean for an entire public school district, more factors involved, and to automatically explain it in straight political and ideological terms isn't correct

Why would a teacher cross the teacher union? And bringing the NRA up as an example is inane, nothing personal, but teacher unions don't fight for something that has shown to kill innocent people, sometimes lots of people
 
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