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Robb DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Mar-04-11 11:00 AMOriginal messageA question for DU's educators: why didn't you join your union? First of all, I understand some of you did/are/were, and I thank you. But it appears many of you did not.A recent "check-in" sort of poll tallied about a dozen DUers who were now, or had at some point been, a member of NEA or AFT. The two largest unions in the country, and a dozen or so members on DU.Now, certainly, it's possible there are uncounted once-or-currently-unionized teachers here, who simply missed the poll -- or who belong or belonged to a local that wasn't part of the national body. But I think it's just as likely there are many teachers here who chose not to join their union.I say this, because it turns out it took Mrs. Robb 9 years to join AFT. When I discovered this, my jaw rather hit the floor, and I pressed her on the reasons. Mostly, she had been convinced by friends and colleagues of the old "all they do is take your dues" business -- this was many years ago -- and it wasn't until her peers pressured her into joining that she really began to understand the benefits of union membership. She came around, but it took her nearly a decade.I'd like to hear from DU's population of educators -- same reasons? Different ones? Has your experience in teaching been that the culture is generally supportive of unions?...And those of you who did join, how many years were under your belt before you signed on?
proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Mar-04-11 11:37 AMResponse to Original message6. It's telling me I can't vote because I'm not registered Since I've been here 7 years, that's some kind of fluke, and is probably due to the recent outage.Also may explain the poll numbers
DrDan (1000+ posts) Fri Mar-04-11 11:31 AMResponse to Original message4. speaking for my wife - she did join - primarily for the liability protection
Robb DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Mar-04-11 11:00 AMOriginal messageA question for DU's educators: why didn't you join your union? First of all, I understand some of you did/are/were, and I thank you. But it appears many of you did not.A recent "check-in" sort of poll tallied about a dozen DUers who were now, or had at some point been, a member of NEA or AFT. The two largest unions in the country, and a dozen or so members on DU....Snivel, snivel, complain, snivel....
