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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
December 23-29, 2009 Page C-3
DPS: Good work, but more ahead
By Tom Watkins
The Detroit Clearly, the teachers are broader community to come sponded with a stern ultima- contract and gave the children
Detroit teachers are to be
schools need not totally responsible for the to your defense. People are fed tum: “Return to work within of Detroit a fresh start.
congratulated for ratifying the
the cash to help mess that has become the up with a system that places 48 hours or face termination.”
new school contract.
fix the strug- tragedy for Detroit children. adult needs ahead our kids. He followed through with his
So, “You’ve got to ask your-
gling system. Many can share in this shame,
‘Do I feel
For those agitators that
T h e m o n e y and they must be part of the
What has been happening
threat and fired the striking
self one question:
lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”
want to stand in the way of
would be solution.
to the children of Detroit is in-
workers. The public sided
progress I say, get out of the
repaid once a
defensible.
with the President and there
was little sympathy for the It is time to put teaching
way and let teachers teach!
teacher quits
To date, governors and sit-
You will be locked out and strikers. It will be the same in and learning ahead of politics
“You’ve got to ask yourself
or retires.
ting judges have not had the
the same day there will be Detroit. and adults.
one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?
Watkins
This deal is in
political courage to follow the
thousands of new teachers
In New Orleans, it took a
Tom Watkins is an educa-
Well, do ya, punk?’”
lieu of conces-
law and hold striking teach-
sions of $51,319, per member
ers responsible for their ac-
standing in lines to replace
monster storm to wash out a
tion and business consultant
This is the question, from
that were being sought by
tions. I believe the tide, even
you.
dysfunctional school system
in the U.S. and China. He
the movie “Dirty Harry,”
management. Union agita-
in the birthplace of union ac- It will become the and create the opportunity to served as Michigan’s state su-
that should be asked by Keith
tors call the negotiated give
tivism, has turned and if you equivalent of what Ronald begin anew. perintendent of schools from
Johnson, president of the De-
back loan “extortion” and are
go out on strike, you will be Reagan did to the Air Traf- 2001 to 2005. Read more by
troit Federation of Teachers
threatening a teacher’s strike.
fired. And once fired, don’t fic Controllers. When they
It would be ironic if union
him at www.domemagazine.
(DFT), and Robert Bobb, the
count on parents and the walked off the job, Reagan re-
agitators wiped out the union
com.
Detroit Public Schools emer-
gency financial manager, to
union activists calling for
Johnson’s resignation. Extra hours! Shop Wed 7am-midnight & Thurs 7am-6pm
Keith Johnson and
David Hecker, president of
the Michigan Federation of
Teachers, have shown tremen-
dous leadership in standing
up for both the membership
and the children of Detroit
during these tough union ne-
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gotiations.
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(DPS) have both a massive
fiscal deficit and, as recently
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Floor Leader Buzz Thomas’
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to that item. This coupon has no cash value and
may not be redeemed for cash, used to purchase
gift cards or applied as payment or credit to
(D-Detroit) bill that would ban your account. EXTRA SAVINGS $ APPLIED TO your account. EXTRA SAVINGS $ APPLIED TO
texting while driving.
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would not be able to stop
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someone for the offense but
would only be able to ticket
them if they are already pulled
over. The bill would allow
drivers to text in the case of
an emergency or when their
vehicle is stopped at a light or
a stop sign.
“Everyone agrees that there
is no need to text or play games
while driving,” Thomas said.
“There are enough potential
distractions on the road al-
ready and if we can eliminate
one of the most dangerous, we
are making our roads a little
safer.”
The bill is SB 402 and it
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