Comments on: Simi Valley Teachers Screwed http://www.votesimivalley.com/2009/04/simi-valley-teachers-screwed/ Rock the Vote in Simi Valley Elections Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jori Jenae http://www.votesimivalley.com/2009/04/simi-valley-teachers-screwed/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Jori Jenae Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:49:20 +0000 http://www.votesimivalley.com/?p=257#comment-193 I agree, My daughter has had the same with a teacher at her school. In fact when I asked to meet with the teacher she came back with a email yelling at me...... so much for help. This is a old bitter government teacher. I say bring on the young ones that want to teach our kids, and want to spend the time with them if they dont understand they will take the time to help them. I agree, My daughter has had the same with a teacher at her school. In fact when I asked to meet with the teacher she came back with a email yelling at me…… so much for help. This is a old bitter government teacher. I say bring on the young ones that want to teach our kids, and want to spend the time with them if they dont understand they will take the time to help them.

]]> By: Brian Dennert http://www.votesimivalley.com/2009/04/simi-valley-teachers-screwed/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Brian Dennert Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:48:58 +0000 http://www.votesimivalley.com/?p=257#comment-182 Mike, Thanks for adding your thoughts. I know unions help people make it in the middle class but there are obviously problems as you have pointed out. http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/dennert/ Write a letter to a newspaper! Mike,

Thanks for adding your thoughts. I know unions help people make it in the middle class but there are obviously problems as you have pointed out.

http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/dennert/

Write a letter to a newspaper!

]]> By: David Chandler http://www.votesimivalley.com/2009/04/simi-valley-teachers-screwed/comment-page-1/#comment-176 David Chandler Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.votesimivalley.com/?p=257#comment-176 The content of this article is all too familiar. I find it frustrating, in general, whenever I hear about a qualified individual losing a job to someone who is deficient because of seniority only. I get even more frustrated when I learn that there is a union involved. My comments below are ONLY about the scenario mentioned above. Back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unions served a purpose. Unions were responsible for better working conditions and establishing salary standards which were livable, to name a couple of examples. Since that time, federal laws are in place that address many of the issues these early unions fought so hard for. With the exception of very few examples, have unions outlived their usefulness? If not, have unions moved to a more corporate mentality where revenue (acquisition and retention of union dues) is a higher priority than the protection of their membership and the continued long-term viability of the enterprises that employ their membership? As an economist and a staunch capitalist, I believe all employers, public or private, should have the power to keep the strongest performers and eliminate the weaker without fear of lawsuits, strikes, or protests. So long as entities are able to manipulate employers (through intimidation tactics) to pay elevated salaries for menial jobs or prevent the termination of inferior employees, these entities not only damage the enterprise for which their membership works but also the enterprise's ability to provide exceptional service in the most efficient manner. A secondary effect is the creation of widespread apathy in an enterprise. I hope these educators are able to find an appreciative school district that will value their skills. I also hope there are school districts out there who are willing to do right by their own standards of educational service to retain these qualified teachers and not bow down to the intimidation of entities who protect the deficient instructors. The content of this article is all too familiar. I find it frustrating, in general, whenever I hear about a qualified individual losing a job to someone who is deficient because of seniority only. I get even more frustrated when I learn that there is a union involved. My comments below are ONLY about the scenario mentioned above.

Back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unions served a purpose. Unions were responsible for better working conditions and establishing salary standards which were livable, to name a couple of examples. Since that time, federal laws are in place that address many of the issues these early unions fought so hard for. With the exception of very few examples, have unions outlived their usefulness? If not, have unions moved to a more corporate mentality where revenue (acquisition and retention of union dues) is a higher priority than the protection of their membership and the continued long-term viability of the enterprises that employ their membership?

As an economist and a staunch capitalist, I believe all employers, public or private, should have the power to keep the strongest performers and eliminate the weaker without fear of lawsuits, strikes, or protests. So long as entities are able to manipulate employers (through intimidation tactics) to pay elevated salaries for menial jobs or prevent the termination of inferior employees, these entities not only damage the enterprise for which their membership works but also the enterprise’s ability to provide exceptional service in the most efficient manner. A secondary effect is the creation of widespread apathy in an enterprise.

I hope these educators are able to find an appreciative school district that will value their skills. I also hope there are school districts out there who are willing to do right by their own standards of educational service to retain these qualified teachers and not bow down to the intimidation of entities who protect the deficient instructors.

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