A teachers union places wokeness above its devotion to seniority — at the expense of whites (and kids, of course)

The Minneapolis Public Faculties district and native union agree that senior white academics might get the ax earlier than black hires.
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Lecturers unions have lengthy put members’ pursuits above these of youngsters, but one in Minneapolis simply made some members much more necessary — although nonetheless at youngsters’ expense.

The Minneapolis Public Faculties district and native union agreed that “educators of colour” could be exempt from seniority guidelines: Longer-serving whites might get the ax earlier than black hires.

That is supposed “to treatment the persevering with results of previous discrimination” and increase educating employees range. Even when it means blatant racial discrimination.

That “final in, first out” rule has lengthy harmed youngsters, forcing faculties to let good, youthful academics go to guard the older ones — just because unions refuse to acknowledge something however “time within the union” as a good distinction between members.

However reasonably than repair that system, Minneapolis will resolve on the premise of pores and skin colour, one thing that’s unlawful underneath the Civil Rights Act in addition to the state and federal constitutions.

The one potential silver lining right here: When the courts strike this insanity down, at the least a precedent’s been set. One union, at the least, can not fake that “final in, first out” has something to do with justice.