Union benefits teachers

I'm responding to a recent letter titled "Not all teachers alike." As both a teacher and a member of the Volusia Teachers Organization, I fully support any individual's right to choose to join or not join a union.

While it saddens me that the writer feels "almost ashamed to be a teacher" because VTO is so outspoken, I also find it ironic that employees who opt out of joining a union are more than willing to accept the benefits fought for and won by that very same union.

I wonder how many people who don't belong to VTO because they disagree with its message will turn down the next raise we negotiate? I doubt any will, and maybe that is something to feel "almost ashamed" about.

Source: http://www.news-journalonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2011/12/29/union-benefits-teachers.html

norman reedus norman reedus sears john 3 16 office max office max cyber monday deals 2011