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Tag: Opt-Out

Now THAT Was Easy

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue Aug 13, 2013 at 09:42:17 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, Freedom To Work, RTW, Opt-Out, Unions, Labor, MEA, Six Figure Salaries, Indentured Servitude, Slavery (all tags)

Seriously, when the first question is "I don't know what to do", its good to have friends.

As August rounds the mid-mark, any Teachers in Michigan wishing to terminate dues paying to the union they might feel does NOT represent them should take note. The MEA is going to make it as hard as possible to consider your options. The statement by MEA President Steve Cook that the union would use

"any legal means at our disposal"

to work against teachers who want to leave the union outside of the August window, might backfire.

Cook should note that some of those within the union might well have been willing to wait and see if the union would attempt to be more representative, given the circumstance. Instead, it doubles down, and drives home the reason that Freedom-To-Work is now law; that an out of touch overpaid political machine exists within its (the MEA's)ranks. Cook is an example of lousy leadership that has no expectation of capitulating to law or common sense with regard to the treatment of those who pay his six-figure income.

OK. Fine.

For those of you who feel pressured to make that decision within the next two weeks? The Mackinac Center has provided a means by which you can tell Cook to go to the back of the lunch line. A prepared and downloadable opt-out letter that tells him where to stuff it. (here is a sample I did in 30 seconds)

Happy Trails.

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