WEAC Vote Shows Frustration
With QEO And Revenue Caps
Wisconsin Education Association Council affiliated locals want their organization to continue to advocate for the repeal of state laws that put at risk the opportunity for every kid to attend a great school. That's the result of an October statewide ballot of WEAC affiliates.
The ballot was required by a motion last April at the WEAC Representative Assembly, the organization's annual business meeting. The motion called for an all-member advisory vote on possible activities to end the current system of revenue controls and the Qualified Economic Offer law.
As established by more than 1,000 members at the Representative Assembly, the motion asked members if they would support a broad range of possible job actions. The vote had the potential to authorize only one specific action: a special meeting by local leaders to continue discussions about possible actions to deal with the QEO and revenue controls.
Seventy-three percent of WEAC's 699 affiliated locals participated in the balloting. Three hundred twenty affiliated locals voted to authorize the meeting; 190 locals voted no. A majority of all local associations (350) -- not just those voting -- was required to authorize the special meeting.
"Members sent a clear message that they are frustrated about the harm inflicted by the QEO and revenue controls," WEAC President Stan Johnson said. "It is clear that members want their elected leaders to continue to advocate for the restoration of fair collective bargaining and adequate funding of our public schools before they cause even more damage to public education and children who rely on great teachers and staff to build better lives."
Johnson said the families of teachers and education support professionals are suffering, as teacher wages have fallen below the national average.
"These laws show a lack of respect for educators, and have damaged their ability to provide a quality education for every child in every community," he said. "They are causing quality educators to leave the profession, and they are steering young people away from entering the profession. If Wisconsin expects to build its economy, it must have classrooms that work for every student. These laws are anti-competitive and harken back to the days of Richard Nixon's failed wage and price controls."
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