Molly to xxx: Many regard OEA as arrogant, snippy, entitled
From Molly Janczyk, November 2, 2006
Subject: Re: Fw: HCA Proposal
I did not call you a liar. But, there is no reason to communicate when you will not accept any respon. nor will Bill. You don't even find something wrong with "Billirakis and then Allen told us not to meddle." Did anyone give counsel to Conni when she threw her hissy fit, refused Leone the rt to speak or make motions, said Shut Up, or went public with her silly remarks or did you all just give high fives ?
Problem is: it only gets thrown to us when we speak and the only time we're heard is when we draw attention to what is going on vs working out things cause they never get worked out with any compromise from your side behind the glass. You can make inuendo, question person's integrity statewide, imply they are not candidates when STRS has declared they are, think you are entitled to do whatever is possible without blame in your minds and then when someone speaks up about it, sh sh, we don't want to appear not playing nice.
It is you and has always been you that begins the show but your actions. No amount of collaboration will ever make us just shut up when you act badly. I have always told you that and if you make a real show, and can actually work thru issues w/o just say no attitudes no matter what to show who's boss, then talk to me.
I am dismally disappointed and frustrated that there was no intent from some of you to ever really cooperate on anything other than HC. Of course we will cooperate on HC as it benefits membership and is what we all want not because you ask but because it is right for retirees, current and future and that is what we are about. It is the right thing to do and we recognize you play a part but then so do all the HCA and membership. You have money and power in this arena. It is very sad though that there was no attempt to really find ways to present a unified face coming to universal right things to do for membership.
YOU means some OEA persons, not all, as we are OEA ad OEA-R and want only to do the right thing for membership - provide proper oversight or legislators will never pass legislation seeing the same old mistakes surfacing and the same old tactics.
Why do I keep hearing one word from many directions describing this faction of OEA: Arrogant, snippy, entitled. Look in the mirror.
We are prepared to set forth a widespread circulation for HC legislation. We haven't liked some of STRS' acts either but again, it is for us acting on behalf of membership and ourselves and for our future educators.
As Leone tells membership most perfectly: What do you propose? Without it, there will be nothing for your educator children and their educator children. That's what he told me and that is what he tells others. We feel now there is real hope that monies will be provided School Boards from State money held for other reasons under Strickland as he has pledged to follow court rules on proper funding. Fedor said then School Boards may see their way clear to help, as I am sure you know and the reason for putting off widespread campaigning until after the election. You are doing the right thing NOW for HC ; it should have been done over a decade ago and much of the membership feels that way. Then the market downturn wouldn't have affected us so drastically if a stream of revenue had already been dedicated to HC. But, here we are and we are ready to help. We will never lay down and shut up when treated badly, ever again.
Play nice; you get nice. Very simple. Make determined efforts to do the right thing, not my interpretation nor Leone's nor Lazares, but what is felt universally to be the right thing vs making a wall on every issue and then putting ridiculous additional interpretations into it: Well, do you mean the hot dog vendor who sometimes comes in to sell? How about the electric bill ; it is a contract?
Subject: Re: Fw: HCA Proposal
I did not call you a liar. But, there is no reason to communicate when you will not accept any respon. nor will Bill. You don't even find something wrong with "Billirakis and then Allen told us not to meddle." Did anyone give counsel to Conni when she threw her hissy fit, refused Leone the rt to speak or make motions, said Shut Up, or went public with her silly remarks or did you all just give high fives ?
Problem is: it only gets thrown to us when we speak and the only time we're heard is when we draw attention to what is going on vs working out things cause they never get worked out with any compromise from your side behind the glass. You can make inuendo, question person's integrity statewide, imply they are not candidates when STRS has declared they are, think you are entitled to do whatever is possible without blame in your minds and then when someone speaks up about it, sh sh, we don't want to appear not playing nice.
It is you and has always been you that begins the show but your actions. No amount of collaboration will ever make us just shut up when you act badly. I have always told you that and if you make a real show, and can actually work thru issues w/o just say no attitudes no matter what to show who's boss, then talk to me.
I am dismally disappointed and frustrated that there was no intent from some of you to ever really cooperate on anything other than HC. Of course we will cooperate on HC as it benefits membership and is what we all want not because you ask but because it is right for retirees, current and future and that is what we are about. It is the right thing to do and we recognize you play a part but then so do all the HCA and membership. You have money and power in this arena. It is very sad though that there was no attempt to really find ways to present a unified face coming to universal right things to do for membership.
YOU means some OEA persons, not all, as we are OEA ad OEA-R and want only to do the right thing for membership - provide proper oversight or legislators will never pass legislation seeing the same old mistakes surfacing and the same old tactics.
Why do I keep hearing one word from many directions describing this faction of OEA: Arrogant, snippy, entitled. Look in the mirror.
We are prepared to set forth a widespread circulation for HC legislation. We haven't liked some of STRS' acts either but again, it is for us acting on behalf of membership and ourselves and for our future educators.
As Leone tells membership most perfectly: What do you propose? Without it, there will be nothing for your educator children and their educator children. That's what he told me and that is what he tells others. We feel now there is real hope that monies will be provided School Boards from State money held for other reasons under Strickland as he has pledged to follow court rules on proper funding. Fedor said then School Boards may see their way clear to help, as I am sure you know and the reason for putting off widespread campaigning until after the election. You are doing the right thing NOW for HC ; it should have been done over a decade ago and much of the membership feels that way. Then the market downturn wouldn't have affected us so drastically if a stream of revenue had already been dedicated to HC. But, here we are and we are ready to help. We will never lay down and shut up when treated badly, ever again.
Play nice; you get nice. Very simple. Make determined efforts to do the right thing, not my interpretation nor Leone's nor Lazares, but what is felt universally to be the right thing vs making a wall on every issue and then putting ridiculous additional interpretations into it: Well, do you mean the hot dog vendor who sometimes comes in to sell? How about the electric bill ; it is a contract?
posted by Kathie Bracy at 11:55 PM
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