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"Buying things out of pocket" was such a smart tactic from the union. Have each teacher buy a box of pencils for a few dollars and complain loudly so people thi

"Buying things out of pocket" was such a smart tactic from the union. Have each teacher buy a box of pencils for a few dollars and complain loudly so people think you are spending much more.

gruez 3y ago
If that's the case why don't we see school boards have expense policies to shut them up?
- willcipriano 3y ago
  Why dosent the union have its members just refuse to buy anything?
  - kbelder 3y ago
    You're misunderstanding. The union likes having the teachers buying supplies. It makes them sympathetic victims.
- mattmcknight 3y ago
  They do in many cases, it doesn't help because it's such an easy PR story. They just ask for more. The objective can never be "stop this group from wanting more money" because human desire is infinite.
  - saltminer 3y ago
    So when one of my high school teachers had a projector bulb die but they couldn't afford any more bulbs that year, she should've just bought one and submitted it to the county for reimbursement? Or when I repaired their laptop carts with duct tape and prayers, they should've just expensed new ones? That's incredible, I can't believe they were all were so stupid! /s
    - mattmcknight 3y ago
      I guess that wasn't one of the many cases that I was referring to, where, when given a supply budget, the union immediately claimed it was too small. It was increased, they still claimed it was too small and wanted more. You'll notice the omnipresent demand of "more" never a specific amount mentioned unless it is something wildly impractical for anchoring purposes. Of course, no matter what budget is promised, it can be misspent, and the tendency for administrators of all sorts of organizations to only spend on splashy new things they can brag about and not cover boring operations and maintenance of existing equipment is well known.

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"Buying things out of pocket" was such a smart tactic from the union. Have each teacher buy a box of pencils for a few dollars and complain loudly so people thi

by willcipriano 3y ago

"Buying things out of pocket" was such a smart tactic from the union. Have each teacher buy a box of pencils for a few dollars and complain loudly so people think you are spending much more.

gruez 3y ago
If that's the case why don't we see school boards have expense policies to shut them up?
- willcipriano 3y ago
  Why dosent the union have its members just refuse to buy anything?
  - kbelder 3y ago
    You're misunderstanding. The union likes having the teachers buying supplies. It makes them sympathetic victims.
- mattmcknight 3y ago
  They do in many cases, it doesn't help because it's such an easy PR story. They just ask for more. The objective can never be "stop this group from wanting more money" because human desire is infinite.
  - saltminer 3y ago
    So when one of my high school teachers had a projector bulb die but they couldn't afford any more bulbs that year, she should've just bought one and submitted it to the county for reimbursement? Or when I repaired their laptop carts with duct tape and prayers, they should've just expensed new ones? That's incredible, I can't believe they were all were so stupid! /s
    - mattmcknight 3y ago
      I guess that wasn't one of the many cases that I was referring to, where, when given a supply budget, the union immediately claimed it was too small. It was increased, they still claimed it was too small and wanted more. You'll notice the omnipresent demand of "more" never a specific amount mentioned unless it is something wildly impractical for anchoring purposes. Of course, no matter what budget is promised, it can be misspent, and the tendency for administrators of all sorts of organizations to only spend on splashy new things they can brag about and not cover boring operations and maintenance of existing equipment is well known.