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OEA 2015 Collective Bargaining

Conference

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The National Picture

We are ghting on many fronts: Attacks on Unions

Attacks on !"lic Em#loyees

Attacks on !"lic E$!cation an$%eachers

Attacks on E&s

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Attacks on Unions

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Attacks on Unions

'ight %o Workaycheck rotection

(oss of Collective Bargaining 'ights

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Attacks on PublicEmployees

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Attacks on PublicEmployees

ension )'eform* E+orts(oss of (ocal an$ &tate ,overnment

-!n$ing%erms like )A!sterity* an$ )&hare$

&acrice*

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Attacks on PublicEducation

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Attacks on PublicEducation

Charters.o!chers

rivati/ation)Acco!nta"ility* &tan$ar$i/e$%estingEvals

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Attacks on ESPs

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Attacks on ESPs

O!tso!rcing 3o"s(ayo+s

4ncrease$ Workloa$s

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The Answer to the Problemis

B!st Unionse6#rofessionali/e E$!cation Careers

&tan$ar$i/e (earningrivati/e &choolsEliminate !"lic 4n7!ence on

ecisions

&o8 Who Benets9

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!ho "ene#ts$

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!ho "ene#ts$

&omeone has to r!n all those charterschools

&omeone has to ;ritegra$e all thosetests

&omeone has to #rovi$e o!tso!rce$

services

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They %on&t E'en Try to(ide )t*

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(ow They +ake it(appen

A &tate Ee

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(ow They +ake it(appen

%his is &!sana >artine/? =>,overnor since 2010

&ince her election? =e;>e

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(ow They +ake it(appen

,ov >artine/ in secretly6recor$e$meetings:

)!ring the cam#aign? ;e can@t say it? 4g!ess? "eca!se it@s e$!cation? "!t 4 reallykee# going "ack to that kee#ing the

teachers from feeling the #ain ;hen theyalrea$y $on@t ;ork? yo! kno;? t;o an$ ahalf months o!t of the year or threemonths o!t of the year "!t earn salariesat the same rate of #eo#le ;ho $o ;ork

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(ow They +ake it(appen %his is anna &kan$era?

>artine/@ choice for &ecretary6esignate of E$!cation

anna ;as a fello; at theHoover Institutionat &tanfor$

%he conservative organi/ationa$vocates for )in$ivi$!al?economic? an$ #olitical free$om*

as ;ell an em#hasis on )#rivateenter#rise*

&he also is a mem"er of the 3e"B!sh6fo!n$e$ Foundation for

Excellence in Education -EE?;hich a$vocates for rivate

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(ow They +ake it(appen

A look at !st one com#any@s reachin =>:

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(ow They +ake it(appen

4f ;e/oom

o!t? ;en$ atangle$;e" ofin7!ence an$money

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(ow They +ake it(appen

Ohio 4s =o i+erent

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!ho Stands in Their!ay$

We $o

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!ho Stands in Their!ay$

Where ;e s#en$ o!rmoney matters:

)%he Waltons have long s!##orte$ e+orts to #rivati/e e$!cationthro!gh the Walton -amily -o!n$ation as ;ell as in$ivi$!al#olitical $onations to local can$i$ates &ince 2005? the !altonsha'e ,i'en more than . billion to or,ani/ations andcandidates who support pri'ati/ation0%heyDve channele$the f!n$s to the #ro6charter an$ #ro6vo!cher >ilton -rie$man-o!n$ation for E$!cation Choice? >ichelle 'heeDs #ro6#rivati/ation an$ high6stakes testing organi/ation &t!$ents -irst?an$ the #ro6vo!cher Alliance for &chool Choice? ;here Waltonfamily mem"er Carrie Walton enner sits on the "oar$* Peter

Dreier, Professor of Politics at Occidental College

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!ho Stands in Their!ay$

We ;ill never have the money of theFoch "rothers or the Waltons? "!t ;e

have family? frien$s an$ neigh"ors;ho ;ant their chil$ to have aG!ality e$!cation

%hey are attacking glo"ally We haveto ght "ack locally