Outrageous Support of Gay Marriage by CA Teachers Union
Oct16The Associated Press is reporting that the California Teachers Union has spent $1 MILLION dollars on gay marriage advocacy! This is outrageous in the extreme.
The issue of gay marriage has absolutely nothing to do with the school workplace or education. It is a social issue that is outside the purview of a labor union, ANY labor union.
California’s largest teacher’s union has given another $1 million to defeat a Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in the state.
The contribution recorded Tuesday makes the California Teachers Association the largest institutional donor to the No on 8 campaign. CTA also gave $250,000 in August to Equality for All, a coalition of gay advocacy and civil rights groups opposing Proposition 8.
Union spokeswoman Sandra Jackson says CTA’s 800-member policy body voted overwhelmingly to oppose the gay marriage ban. Jackson says the issue concerns educators because “teachers teach the importance of equal rights for all.”
This is a perfect example of how out of control unions are in America. In the case of the CTA, for instance, they have no place involving themselves as a union in social issues outside of education. As individuals they certainly have every right to agitate to destroy the institution of marriage, but as an organization the CTA’s expenditure of such an amazing amount of its member’s money — money that is supposed to be spent on work related issues — constitutes an amazing unethical lapse.
But, there we have it nonetheless. Shame on the CTA.
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