Alex, an industrious teenager, comes home after a week at his first job. He is frustrated to the point of tears. “Dad,” he says. “I’m not making enough money at the hamburger stand. I’ve worked extra hard, stayed overtime, and still the wage isn’t enough to pay for my car’s gas and insurance.” “Yes, Alex,…
The Montgomery County Education Association (pejoratively, the “teachers’ union”) should behave like any other union: protecting wages and maintaining working conditions on behalf of its members, all in return for the percentage it takes from each member’s salary. As part of the unfolding fallout from the Biedelman scandal, MCEA posted on its Facebook page a…
On January 7th, Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles took to Twitter to share a recent interaction she had with MCEA. It appears this was an informative legislative session where groups such as MCEA could provide the necessary propaganda to begin influencing future legislation. And when it comes to MCEA, it was definitely propaganda. In her post…