Whereas Teamsters Local 14 charges an initiation fee, ESEA does not. Local 14 is more like a fraternity than a Union. By the way, where does that initiation fee go? What do they need an initiation fee for anyway? Someone should ask Local 14 where that money goes. The common rumor was that the initiation fee was used to recover funds lost when money went missing an the International Union level.
As stated above, ESEA does not charge an initiation fee. Despite the lack of an initiation fee, ESEA provides information, a healthy array which is provided by the National Education Association. When No Child Left Behind became law, ESEA offered assistance to paraprofessionals to become "highly qualified."
Ask yourself this question, where was Local 14 and the Teamsters during the implementation of NCLB? The answer...nowhere. Just like an absentee landlord. During that time, Local 14 promised the moon, better pay and better health insurance. However, Local 14 did nothing, zip, zero, nada, goose-egg, for paraprofessionals when public education was placed further under the gun.
So, again, what is this initiation fee? It did not pay for NCLB trainings, seminars, workshop, and etc. Clearly, the initiation fee won't produce pay increases for staff or better health insurance. A infinite stream of money for school districts around the country does not exist in this economy.
Just more fool's gold from Local 14. Dream, Dream, Dream....
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