ROTC Instructor Who Is Paid Mostly By Military Told To Pay Union Or Be Fired

Maybe they will offer him a discount if he just sends the money directly to the Democrats.  Would save money on the middle-man.

A retired U.S. Marine who runs a high school ROTC program in Worcester says he faces the boot for refusing to pay local union dues, leaving the 58-year-old father of two crying foul and school administrators bewildered.

“It just seems crazy that they’re gonna fire me over $500,” said Maj. Stephen L. Godin, senior naval science instructor at the Naval Junior ROTC Unit of North High School. “Everyone’s talking about finding good teachers – I haven’t missed a day in 14 years.”

Indeed, North High School Principal Matthew Morse praised Godin yesterday as an “excellent” instructor who has turned his program into a top junior ROTC academy.

Godin, a 20-year Marine veteran until 1994, who flew F-4 Phantoms and was deployed five times, said he refuses to join the union because he receives all his benefits, including health insurance and half his salary, from the military. Unlike other teachers, he doesn’t earn a stipend for after-school activities, such as the hours he spends coaching the high school’s regional champion drill team. His salary is dictated by the U.S. Military, not labor negotiators, Godin said.

Officials from the Education Association of Worcester did not return repeated calls, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association declined comment.

State law requires certain public employees to join unions as a condition of employment or pay a so-called agency fee, which goes toward the cost of collective bargaining. But Godin said he shouldn’t have to pay the $500 fee because he receives no benefit from the local union. He provided a letter from the local union demanding he join or pay the fee by the school year’s end. Godin said in 14 years of teaching in Worcester public schools, he’s never been asked to pony up for the union.

Marine: Union bullying me to pay $500 – BostonHerald.com

Liberal Zombie, Helen Thomas, Retires

  Helen Thomas finally realizes that only hard left liberals like herself, Islamists, and Obama hate Jews and Israel.

  Helen was apparently born in the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs, when hating Jews was in vogue.  Since learning the secrets of embalming, she was able to keep herself alive into the modern days where her new pharaoh arose.  He would bring back the persecution of the the Jews and lead us to the promised land of one tyrant to rule them all.

  Sorry, Helen.  The slaves learned to read.  We don’t buy your anti-Semitism and your hatred anymore.  I know you said “I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians”, but what I think you meant was “I deeply regret my comments were noticed by sane people who are not under the complete control of the One”

"Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately," read a statement from Hearst Newspapers on Monday. "Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on videotape and widely disseminated on the Internet."

Thomas said in a statement that, "I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.’’

The decision to retire came as Thomas faced rebuke from nearly every corner after video of her remarks during an interview with RabbiLive.com’s Rabbi David Nesenoff emerged online late last week.

Helen Thomas retires – On Media – POLITICO.com