“A harm to one is a harm to all” has been the quintessential battle cry of one of our sister unions. The hypocrisy of them now turning their backs on their own sisters and brothers is ineffable and unfortunate. How can one union (United Teachers Los Angeles) opportunistically seize a moment of national grief and turmoil to call for the eradication of another sister union (Los Angeles School Police Department)? How can a brother from one union intentionally deny another brother the ability to put food on his family’s table? How can a sister union utterly turn its back on an ally in a post-Janus world? Only the UTLA Board of Directors “push[ing] for the elimination of police in schools…” and the UTLA brass know the answer.
Accolades go to the two sensible