An “unelected,
unaccountable entity charged with school oversight” abruptly
canceled a state contract with the Philadelphia Federation of
Teachers “and demand new healthcare contributions from its
employees.” The Philadelphia school system had lots of problems
under Governor Corbett, but very few of those problems owed anything
to the schools themselves, most of the problems had to do with
deliberate malfeasance from the Corbett Administration. Having been a
sailor, it was my experience and as my father was also a sailor, it
was his experience too, that we never had to take money out of our
own pockets to fulfill our mission. There were many instances where
we were obliged to do so temporarily, but we always got reimbursed.
Under Corbett, teachers have “to contribute thousands of dollars
out of their own pockets for the most basic supplies.” And of
course, the school bureaucracy under Corbett insists that a mandatory
extra contribution to health care doesn't constitute a reduction in
their paychecks.
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