Unions moved one step closer to receiving their own bailout Wednesday when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the U.S. House back from recess to vote on a stimulus bill for unionized public employees.
The House will vote to create a $10 billion “Education Jobs Fund,” a euphemism for a public school bailout. Those aren’t my words – that’s American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s line.
And Pelosi made a telling admission when she announced via Twitter, “I will be calling the House back into session early next week to save teachers’ jobs…”
It’s not about student achievement. It’s about protecting the adults.
Public schools have a spending problem, not a funding problem. Pelosi and her regime are perpetuating the problem at a time America literally can’t afford it.
According to The Hill, Pelosi’s action came about after urging from a public employees union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Taxpayers must now foot the bill for the demands of unions and the politicians that kowtow to them.
We look forward to members of Congress returning to the campaign trail to explain why this action was so necessary.
The unions and Pelosi should drop the mantra about putting children first. They should admit that this bill doesn’t include one penny for student needs, and is designed to spare teachers unions from having to make wage and benefit concessions.
At least then, for once, they won’t be accused of completely trashing the truth.