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What teachers need, including Wisconsin teachers, are REAL unions with REAL clout who will actually stand up for the rank and file instead of selling them down the river when push comes to shove.

A comment from the piece:

As a kid, I saw what unions were doing for people. They helped people get better wages and it brought up the standard of living. Now the union has lost its voice, and the power has all gone to the corporation. Starting in the late 60’s early 70’s the unions were losing their power; there have been fundamental changes.

It's as if they were deliberately co-opted.
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If teachers especially had real unions, there would be no executive directors willing to cut deals and take bribes in order for principals and senior administrators to cover up their wrongdoing (by committing MORE wrongdoing, of course) as in my case or simply target a teacher who dares to have an opinon.

It is a national problem, however.
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If I had a dollar for every lie WCSD officials and WEA has told in this article, I'd be richer than Bill Gates.