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To: JohnM who wrote (79190)	3/3/2003 11:22:59 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

My own is that unions should take positions on controversial matters. They have to calculate the political costs/gains of doing so. But I see no inherent harm in doing so. Professional associations do so; city councils do so; why not unions, even teacher unions. Oh, everybody knows that the Public Unions, especially the Teachers Union, is the hard core of the Dem Party. And they take positions on a variety of issues. I think they get themselves into trouble with the public when they come out against a war we are in. I don't remember what they did during the 60s, but I bet they were more circumspect on Vietnam. Expecting these K-12 teachers to maintain a neutral classroom attitude on current events is a bit utopian, IMO. It just is not happening. The kids, however, will usually follow their parents views at that grade level. My political experience was that the best thing the K-12 teachers had going for them was that the parents respected them. If they lose that, they are in trouble.