Cuomo's statement released earlier in the day on the Council 82 agreement specifically called out the unions, saying that, «If similar contract terms were adopted by New York's
other public employee unions, the state could achieve the $ 450 million in savings needed to avoid the 9,800 layoffs.»
The contract agreement with Council 82 — which Cuomo's office labeled «historic» — comes as the governor is trying to seek concessions from
the other public employee unions in the state.
If similar contract terms were adopted by New York's
other public employee unions, the state could achieve the $ 450 million in savings needed to avoid the 9,800 layoffs projected in the enacted budget.
The CTA alone spent more than $ 50 million to defeat his measures, and the teachers were joined by
the other public employee unions.
Is it possible that the NEA and
other public employee unions have exposed themselves as bullies who are detrimental to the country at large?
Maybe they realize that those in the NEA and
other public employee unions are better paid and have more perks than they do — and that these extravagances are being paid for by taxpayers, which include those union members in the private sector.
Teacher's unions, along with
all other public employee unions ought be outlawed.
In the absence of mandatory fees, it is all but certain that CTU and
other public employee unions will see a significant drop in membership over the next 12 months.
In a case that could cause chaos for teacher unions and
other public employee unions, the Supreme Court heard arguments this week from a handful of California teachers who say they should not be required to pay for services provided by unions they haven't joined.
But the rally laid bare significant divisions between members of the United Federation of Teachers and the union's leadership as well as tensions between the police officers union and
other public employee unions.
Elected officials, the courts and John Q. Public are supporting worker freedom these days; teachers unions and
other public employee unions are on the run.
That requirement applies to
no other public employee union in Florida.