tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post32535575569319111..comments2024-03-18T21:56:06.882+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: Following in the footsteps of Walsh, Skinner and KnoxKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-37499047333685785002015-11-11T17:46:42.960+13:002015-11-11T17:46:42.960+13:00Once I would have agreed with you but after belong...Once I would have agreed with you but after belonging to both teacher unions over the years and seeing how they operate I can't say I see much need for unions any more. They use their members for their own political advantage-always have and always will. I recall how discussed my late father was at the time of the 1951 waterfront strike. Even then he was sure that the strong unions just used the whole episode to promote themselves and were quite happy for others to be left out of any benefits. The teacher unions I knew from the 1960's through to the 1990's were managed from the top with little real democracy evident at any time. They were run by activists who used it for their own ends and were often the least competent of teachers and so ensured their own survival. Teacher unions have done their best to protect the incompetent teachers to the detriment of the whole profession.Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.com