We are not alone........

From The CEA Voice, 3/3/08 edition
Columbus Education Association

OEA asleep at the wheel

The American Federation of Teachers recently voted to organize educators in Ohio’s charter schools. That means that the state’s growing number of independent public schools now can form their own OFT bargaining units. OEA missed this opportunity. The OEA Representative Assembly voted down a motion last spring to organize charter schools. CEA President Rhonda Johnson and other CEA delegates spoke in favor of the motion, but it was soundly defeated. AFT now will pick up members while NEA loses members to charter schools. The union already represents 50 charter schools in nine states. We believe OEA has missed a valuable opportunity to increase its numbers.

[Way to go, Rhonda!!]