PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
August 3, 2012 | 4:17 pm
California’s largest teachers union is digging deep to defeat Proposition 32, the November ballot measure that promises to eliminate special-interest money in politics.
The California Teachers Assn. wrote a $7.5-million check last month to the campaign against the proposition, according to records filed with the secretary of state’s office Friday. A political action committee sponsored by the California Labor Federation contributed an additional $250,000.
In all, the labor-backed opposition campaign has raised more than $17.7 million.
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This is a no brainer. We need to curb special interests so the focus of schools gets back to where it should be: the students. These unions are more interested in padding their pensions than buying books and resources for the students. They should have no place in our political system. #prop 32
These unions are more interested in padding their pensions than buying books and resources for the students.
Why do you expect employee associations to buy books and ‘resources’ for students?