Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 2/5/2006 7:25:00 AM Author: Roni (LtlRedHen3@aol.com) Subject: I beg to differ! I have personally forc... I beg to differ! I have personally forced our oversight agency (county in this case) to reverse their decisions three times in the past six years. In two cases, it meant back-pay to many providers in the county. It can be done. No one had to pay me to stand up for provider's rights, like we'd have to pay union dues. No one pays our associations to do it either. Our association dues barely cover the cost of the trainings it offers. Trainings that cost very little compared to what our county offers, and are far better. Respect needs to be earned. Providers need to learn to stand up and advocate for themselves. Unions have NOT earned our respect, and the more I learn, the less respect I have for them. Do some research, there's a lot of information on the 'net about it. And take union publications for what they are - sales pitches. They don't tell the whole truth. Name: Email: Subject

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