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Do you belong to SEANC

by explorer

Feb 1, 2016

Can teachers join SEANC? Are any of you members. I have no interest in NCAE. Their dues are high and `I can't see a thing they have done for us. I heard legislators are more willing to work with SEANC. Do they let teachers join? I really don't see anything clear about that on their website. Do you belong?

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Jen On 2/01/16, explorer wrote: > Can teachers join SEANC? Are any of you members. I have > no interest in NCAE. Their dues are high and `I can't see > a thing they have done for us. I heard legislators are > more willing to work with SEANC. Do they let teachers > join? I really don't see anything clear about that on > their website. ...See More

Feb 1, 2016

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clc The former executive director of the SEANC was charged in 2015 with spending almost half a million dollars of SEANC funds for personal use. I'm not sure if the trial has happened yet.

SEANC was angry with NCAE for a number of years because NCAE's teacher members were receiving raises while other state employees were being ignored. It was a...See More

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explorer Well- that's good info to know..but I also see they are fighting hard to retain our state benefits. It looks like if someone doesn't fight our health care is going down the toilet. NCAE seems powerless and ineffective. I like the SEANC agenda regarding our benefits. Glad they indicted the former director - can't fault the whole organization just fo...See MoreWell- that's good info to know..but I also see they are fighting hard to retain our state benefits. It looks like if someone doesn't fight our health care is going down the toilet. NCAE seems powerless and ineffective. I like the SEANC agenda regarding our benefits. Glad they indicted the former director - can't fault the whole organization just for his behavior. We as teachers get that treatment all the time. I surely don't want to return it. Just exploring...not sure - reading and listening. I just know someone has to go to bat for our future as state employees.

On 2/01/16, clc wrote: > The former executive director of the SEANC was charged in > 2015 with spending almost half a million dollars of SEANC > funds for personal use. I'm not sure if the trial has > happened yet. > > SEANC was angry with NCAE for a number of years because > NCAE's teacher members were receiving raises while other > state employees were being ignored. It was a legitimate > grievance. SEANC played ball with the General Assembly > when the NCAE was being critical of them. THE GA punished > NCAE for their criticism by forbidding the automatic > withdrawal of NCAE dues from teacher paychecks. SEANC > members (non teacher state employees),however, could still > have their dues automatically taken from their paychecks. > The GA also offered professional liability insurance to NC > teachers since NCAE had provided that as a benefit of > joining. > > This was a pretty successful attempt by the GA to break the > back of the closest thing NC had to a pro-teacher lobby. > In effect, your Republican legislators did their version of > union busting-although of course there are no public unions > in NC by law. SEANC stood by and watched and hoped the GA > would throw them some bones. > > I don't know if SEANC has teacher members. They'll > probably take your money. > > On 2/01/16, explorer wrote: >> Can teachers join SEANC? Are any of you members. I have >> no interest in NCAE. Their dues are high and `I can't see >> a thing they have done for us. I heard legislators are >> more willing to work with SEANC. Do they let teachers >> join? I really don't see anything clear about that on >> their website. Do you belong?

Feb 2, 2016

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clc I'm a retired teacher. I remember when NCAE, working with a more teacher friendly legislature, was able to substantially improve the salaries and conditions of teachers in NC. They fought loudly and actively for those benefits and salaries that you want. The more conservative legislature made it their agenda to eviserate NCAE. SEANC kowtowed to the...See MoreI'm a retired teacher. I remember when NCAE, working with a more teacher friendly legislature, was able to substantially improve the salaries and conditions of teachers in NC. They fought loudly and actively for those benefits and salaries that you want. The more conservative legislature made it their agenda to eviserate NCAE. SEANC kowtowed to the GA and were not supportive of NCAE in any way. It is true that salaries for non-teacher NC employees had not improved in any major way for a number of years and SEANC members were ticked off that teacher salaries had increased so much more than theirs had.

I think your anger with NCAE is misplaced. They have been "busted" by an anti-teacher legislature. As long as SEANC is weak and submissive (which they have been), they have been left alone and pretty much ignored by the legislature. They don't have a long history of major accomplishments.

Direct your anger at your state legislature.

On 2/02/16, explorer wrote: > Well- that's good info to know..but I also see they are > fighting hard to retain our state benefits. It looks like if > someone doesn't fight our health care is going down the > toilet. NCAE seems powerless and ineffective. I like the > SEANC agenda regarding our benefits. Glad they indicted the > former director - can't fault the whole organization just for > his behavior. We as teachers get that treatment all the time. > I surely don't want to return it. Just exploring...not sure - > reading and listening. I just know someone has to go to bat > for our future as state employees. > > On 2/01/16, clc wrote: >> The former executive director of the SEANC was charged in >> 2015 with spending almost half a million dollars of SEANC >> funds for personal use. I'm not sure if the trial has >> happened yet. >> >> SEANC was angry with NCAE for a number of years because >> NCAE's teacher members were receiving raises while other >> state employees were being ignored. It was a legitimate >> grievance. SEANC played ball with the General Assembly >> when the NCAE was being critical of them. THE GA punished >> NCAE for their criticism by forbidding the automatic >> withdrawal of NCAE dues from teacher paychecks. SEANC >> members (non teacher state employees),however, could still >> have their dues automatically taken from their paychecks. >> The GA also offered professional liability insurance to NC >> teachers since NCAE had provided that as a benefit of >> joining. >> >> This was a pretty successful attempt by the GA to break the >> back of the closest thing NC had to a pro-teacher lobby. >> In effect, your Republican legislators did their version of >> union busting-although of course there are no public unions >> in NC by law. SEANC stood by and watched and hoped the GA >> would throw them some bones. >> >> I don't know if SEANC has teacher members. They'll >> probably take your money. >> >> On 2/01/16, explorer wrote: >>> Can teachers join SEANC? Are any of you members. I have >>> no interest in NCAE. Their dues are high and `I can't see >>> a thing they have done for us. I heard legislators are >>> more willing to work with SEANC. Do they let teachers >>> join? I really don't see anything clear about that on >>> their website. Do you belong?

Feb 2, 2016

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