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The teachers union here in NJ is filled with some of the biggest dirtbags you'll ever find. They really are like the mob in some respect and for the past 20 years they have gotten every single thing they have asked for from the state including an annual COLA adjustment on their healthcare benefits from the day they retire to the day they qualify for medicare.
Because of state budget cuts my school district just had to lay off 16 good teachers because the union would not, under any circumstance agree too forgo their annual 4% raise for this year. The district went to the union three times and were dismissed out of hand three times. Because they refused to see reality of the situation 16 families lost, on average, $130,000 a year in salary and benefits. I'd have a hard time sleeping at night if I knew my 4% raise cost a family an income and benefits in this economy.
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