EAG Exclusive: Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on Seven-Day Caribbean Cruise

[Geee]

Big Government:

 

Imagine your organization is facing attacks from all sides. Imagine it’s losing members and revenue. Imagine governors and mayors – of both political parties – publicly denouncing your industry as “broken” and move swiftly to stifle your power and influence, while you flail away helplessly.

What to do? What else to do but go down drinking?

 

That’s what members of the National Education Association’s National Staff Organization have apparently decided. The NSO is an association of sorts for teachers’ union staff – political and communications types.

 

Following an “Advocacy Retreat” with the theme “Building Our Unionism,” members set sail on a 7-day cruise from Miami on February 5th “with stops at Cozumel, Grand Cayman Island and Isla Roatan.” Sounds fun! [in case the Facebook link disappears, never fear: here’s a PDF of the NSO newsletter.]

Guess what union staff? There are going to be cameras all over the ship documenting your every move – from every Fuzzy Navel to every game of shuffle board. Just think how your rank-and-file members might appreciate seeing all the “fun in the sun” you’re having, courtesy of their dues dollars.

[Valin]

Remember..It's all about The Children

[Rokke]

Entrenched organizations all around our country have lost any connection to what their original purpose was. Unions, political parties, congress, the media.... It's the same everywhere. I remember when the union that represents the National Guard (yes, there is one) came to my unit in Wisconsin begging for more members and money. One of their big selling points was their new, marble clad office building right in the heart of Washington D.C.. I raised my hand and asked if they were kidding. I told them to look around the building they were briefing us in to see if they could find any marble or fine woodwork. They looked stunned. They simply don't get it. My current airline union is exactly the same way. And unfortunately, so are both main political parties.

Time to flush all of them out.

[Valin]

@Rokke

 

This is just part of the change that is coming. Can't say what things will look like, but the days of the top down model are about over.We can't afford it anymore.