Mayor of NYC(Bloomberg), compares Teacher's Union to NRA - Polidicks

[quote]He's mocked them. He’s berated them. He’s railed against their political tactics.But now [URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Michael+Bloomberg"]Mayor Bloomberg[/URL] is so angry at the leaders of the city teachers union that he’s blasted them with the worst insult that an anti-gun crusader such as Hizzoner could muster: He compared them to the NRA. “Teachers want to work with the best, and most of them are not in sympathy with the union,” Bloomberg said during his weekly radio show. “The NRA’s another place where the membership, if you do the polling, doesn’t agree with the leadership.” The mayor’s rant against the teachers came as he blasted the union for failing to reach an agreement with the city over teacher evaluations. The city may lose $250 million in state funding if it can’t reach a deal with the union over evaluations by Jan. 17. Negotiations have reached a standstill. The union on Friday unleashed a $1.1 million ad campaign attacking the mayor’s legacy on education reform and the mayor let loose on the union during his radio appearance, comparing its leaders to one of the least popular organizations in anti-gun New York.Union officials took exception to the comments. “In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, the mayor’s comparison this morning of teachers to the National Rifle Association is completely inappropriate, and a demonstration of how difficult he can be to deal with on any issue — much less one as complex as a new teacher evaluation system,” union president Michael Mulgrew said in a statement. A mayoral spokeswoman accurately noted that the mayor also compared the union to Congress — another unpopular institution, particularly after the delays on providing relief to Hurricane Sandy victims. Also on Friday, Mulgrew asked the city to withdraw a complaint it filed last month with a state labor board. The city had accused the union of illegally trying to use the negotiations over teacher evaluations to extract higher salaries. In a letter to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott Friday, Mulgrew called those charges “meritless” and said the union was within its rights to negotiate for a new labor contract while at the table over evaluations. Spokeswoman Erin Hughes declined to comment on the substance of the letter, but noted agency officials are “ready and eager to resume negotiations on teacher evaluations.” [email]rmonahan@nydailynews.com[/email] [/quote] [url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/bloomberg-compares-teachers-union-nra-article-1.1233507] NY Daily News[/url] Fuck off, Bloomberg.

Bloomberg is a retard regardless of your political beliefs. He is just wrong on so many things you can't like him

No, trust me on this one, after talking with my father who's a teacher. He completely agrees. Teachers are far too lax these days due to unions, they simply sit there now for six months doing absolutely nothing. Teachers don't deserve the unions they have, and these unions leech from the people of America, not supporting or protecting the teachers at all. ~Sarcasm~

Bloomberg also claimed once that government regulation is what caused the housing market crash. He's not a liberal or conservative. He combines some of the worst parts of both.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;39103295]No, trust me on this one, after talking with my father who's a teacher. He completely agrees. Teachers are far too lax these days due to unions, they simply sit there now for six months doing absolutely nothing. Teachers don't deserve the unions they have, and these unions leech from the people of America, not supporting or protecting the teachers at all. ~Sarcasm~[/QUOTE] my sister is a teacher and she hates the teacher's union. she's also a liberal/libertarian though.

The worst part about the teacher's union is that without them, things would be ten times worse. This is the problem with having such a huge wealth gap in America. If only the rich can afford good teachers, mental health professionals, etc. then other people who can't afford private ones simply get the ones not experienced enough, because the really good ones work privately for way more money.

[QUOTE=Key_in_skillee;39103341]Bloomberg also claimed once that government regulation is what caused the housing market crash. He's not a liberal or conservative. He combines some of the worst parts of both.[/QUOTE] So he's Libertarian?

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;39103584]So he's Libertarian?[/QUOTE] He banned stores and restaurants from selling drinks above a certain size, so no, he's not a libertarian either.

the teachers union has major problems and those are ridiculous problems to not have any real significant hope of fixing tenure being one of the big causes of problems. Many teachers are not teaching out of any love of the profession, haven't done anything wrong(by union rules) so can't be thrown out, don't work hard, don't teach kids very well, and due to tenure, there's very little chance they're going anywhere for just about anything.

[QUOTE=Key_in_skillee;39103594]He banned stores and restaurants from selling drinks above a certain size, so no, he's not a libertarian either.[/QUOTE] Oh right, he's just an asshole :v:

Hail Bloombergia!

I read about this guy in Reader's Digest once, about him being a hero for taking charge after 9/11. A lot has changed, huh?

i can't wait for bloomberg to end his term.

Hey Nyc. please stop voting for this asshole. regards: Upstate NY

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;39103644]the teachers union has major problems and those are ridiculous problems to not have any real significant hope of fixing tenure being one of the big causes of problems. Many teachers are not teaching out of any love of the profession, haven't done anything wrong(by union rules) so can't be thrown out, don't work hard, don't teach kids very well, and due to tenure, there's very little chance they're going anywhere for just about anything.[/QUOTE] Teachers' unions would be excellent if it weren't for tenure.

[QUOTE=Irkalla;39106409]Teachers' unions would be excellent if it weren't for tenure.[/QUOTE] Here's the deal on tenure. It can't save you from being a total POS teacher. What saves those shitty teachers is the massive amount of turnover in administration, and the fact that most principals don't want to deal with writing bad evals for teachers. 2-3 bad evaluations and the school district can kick a teacher to the curb. Unfortunately it is way easier to just say, "the union won't let us fire bad teachers."

Bloomberg continues to be indisputably a retard, what else is new? Still don't know why he's still holding a governmental position in my state.

[QUOTE=ac/14;39106076]Hey Nyc. please stop voting for this asshole. regards: Upstate NY[/QUOTE] Welcome to America where elections are not based on voter logic but whoever has the most money for an advertising campaign. This corrupt douchebag has been crippling New York for years.

[QUOTE=ac/14;39106076]Hey Nyc. please stop voting for this asshole. regards: the world[/QUOTE] Fixed.

Teacher's unions actually cause a lot of problems for the education system, so I can understand his frustration.

[QUOTE=Heeples;39107831]Here's the deal on tenure. It can't save you from being a total POS teacher. What saves those shitty teachers is the massive amount of turnover in administration, and the fact that most principals don't want to deal with writing bad evals for teachers. 2-3 bad evaluations and the school district can kick a teacher to the curb. Unfortunately it is way easier to just say, "the union won't let us fire bad teachers."[/QUOTE] generally when an employer complains about unions preventing them from firing someone it's because they're a lazy sack of shit that wants to fire employees without a legitimate reason + evidence.