KIRK: Union-cozy contracts in court
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Last Tuesday, attorneys for the Vista Unified School District filed a complaint in State Superior Court against the Vista Teachers Association, the California Teachers Association, and the National Teachers Association.
That's big news for a board composed mostly of folks who sit where they do thanks to VTA support. (Jim Gibson is the glaring exception.) Perhaps it was the threat of personal liability that prompted this uncharacteristic action. Or perhaps it was the district's dire financial straits.
Here's the specific point at issue: Since 1995, the district has paid VTA presidents about $500,000 more than VTA has reimbursed the district. This cozy arrangement whereby the district compensated union
