Swanson mistakenly hits the “send” button. Now you know what he says about the membership behind their backs. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Swanson mistakenly hits the “send” button. Now you know what he says about the membership behind their backs. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Swanson mistakenly hits the “send” button. Now you know what he says about the membership behind their backs.

by Fred Klonsky

Recently one of our members sent IEA President Ken Swanson an email that was critical of the union leadership’s stand on Race to the Top, pension reforms and Senate Bill 7.

Here’s an excerpt.

Mr. Swanson, Ms. Klickna, and Mr. Blades,

I am writing to express my deep disappointment in the way you have sold out the rank and file membership with the two tiered pension system, Race to the Top, SB 7 , and most recently, HB 512. I am firmly in support of unions, and have been a proud member of the CTU and later IEA since 1994, yet I now believe that you no longer represent me or my fellow educators in any way. It seems that you have betrayed us, and I am considering resigning from my local and simply paying fair share. I can tell you that I am not the only member of my local, PREA, that feels this way. We