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....
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Other Teamsters of Clark County...Local 631
Isn't it ironic? In the same city, both Teamsters Locals are poorly run. How is it possible that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters could even attempt to claim their organizations are powerful? Do Clark County School District employees deserve to have to worry about their future while these pretenders crumble from within?
Local 631 Teeters on Brink of Trusteeship
Trusteeship on Hold
Internal Teamster Warfare out in Public
The answer is no. And District employees do not have to, should not have to, and will not have to as long as ESEA, CCEA, and NEA are around. The sheer amount of trainings and resources available through ESEA and CCEA are amazing.
More importantly, School District employees, you are the Union. You have Collective Bargaining, not collective begging. The same can not be said for the vast majority of State of Nevada Employees. The same goes for other city and county employees around the State.
As the saying goes, Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join ESEA, get involved. Every employee has a role to play in the workplace. The same goes for Union members. The use of your collective ideas can move forward your rights, respect, and dignity on the job. Doing nothing, gets you nothing. In these economic times, workers should be uniting, not dividing. Each of us has bills to pay, mortgage and otherwise.
Allowing Local 14 to divide and conquer your workplace does not solve your problems. It only makes them worse, harder to overcome and in the end more tiresome. Your energy and efforts should be focusing on the future. Use that which you have, a Union in the form of ESEA and CCEA and NEA, to build a bigger, better, and more powerful organization.
Local 631 Teeters on Brink of Trusteeship
Trusteeship on Hold
Internal Teamster Warfare out in Public
The answer is no. And District employees do not have to, should not have to, and will not have to as long as ESEA, CCEA, and NEA are around. The sheer amount of trainings and resources available through ESEA and CCEA are amazing.
More importantly, School District employees, you are the Union. You have Collective Bargaining, not collective begging. The same can not be said for the vast majority of State of Nevada Employees. The same goes for other city and county employees around the State.
As the saying goes, Democracy is not a spectator sport. Join ESEA, get involved. Every employee has a role to play in the workplace. The same goes for Union members. The use of your collective ideas can move forward your rights, respect, and dignity on the job. Doing nothing, gets you nothing. In these economic times, workers should be uniting, not dividing. Each of us has bills to pay, mortgage and otherwise.
Allowing Local 14 to divide and conquer your workplace does not solve your problems. It only makes them worse, harder to overcome and in the end more tiresome. Your energy and efforts should be focusing on the future. Use that which you have, a Union in the form of ESEA and CCEA and NEA, to build a bigger, better, and more powerful organization.