Winning. Conservatives look to end — or replace — Miami teachers union. They just had an important vote on doing one of three things in Miami Dade County.
About 24,000 teachers in the state’s most populous county had three options in a recent unprecedented election: if they’ll be represented by United Teachers of Dade, as they have been for the nearly 50 years; the emerging Miami-Dade Education Coalition linked to the conservative Freedom Foundation; or no union at all.Votes are still being counted.
54 unions representing more than 63,000 workers have been terminated since it was enacted. Led by a group of public school teachers and backed by the Freedom Foundation, the Miami-Dade Education Coalition is pledging to make drastic changes to union operations by slashing member dues in half, reducing leadership salaries and eliminating spending to outside organizations like national unions.
But fear not my disqus family, we have found replacements. And guess what? In honor of our legal Latinos we went brown. So please welcome Max and Irma to the MC family. I know not Spanish names but what can I say? Like my bud from New Mexico, they’re here under the witness protection program.
