Tyranny of The Minority
Board member, Mike Davitt, of the Naperville District 203 are tired of the tyranny of the minority where teachers can hold the district and the children of the district hostage to their demands. I have written about whether teachers should be allowed to strike as well. Mike is very clear in what happened in Naperville and why it should be stopped. I have excerpts below, but you can read the full articles here and here. (Hat tip: CRAFT) Mike also has a great quote from Ben Franklin, “He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.”
|
There is a simple way to describe this negotiation experience: tyranny of the minority. The board began this process several months ago, keeping in mind our elected responsibility to represent our entire community—thirteen hundred teachers, thousands of parents, 19,000 students, and tens of thousands of taxpayers. The union came to the table with them in mind. They also came to the table with the ability to strike—a tactic that shamelessly treats kids as pawns. |
