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Finally the lefts' real reason for the LA Teachers strike is out. According to Labor Notes , the Los Angeles Teachers Strike to Defend Public Schools from the Privatizers Aha! The article states, " A win would be a critical pushback against the billionaire union-busting forces who are hellbent on privatizing public education." and " “This is the second-largest teachers union, and the privatizers are trying to take us down,” said Ramos. “When we win, it will show everyone that the teachers have power and we are going to keep public education public.” So while they claim it's about smaller classrooms, it's really about CONTROL! Because according to LA School Report , 1 out of 8 students in California have undocumented parents. The solution would be obvious. Quit sending illegals to school! Logically, children attending private school would reduce public classroom size.  This is not about children, the Secret Truth is, they want t

Teamsters VP John Murphy It's no secret Labor Unions have underfunded their pensions and used their members money as slush funds for years. What's new, is now they want taxpayers, many of whom do not have any form of pension, to cover their losses. According to Freight Waves, " Teamsters see new Congress favoring pension reform " " Central States currently pays out approximately $2.8 billion in pension benefits annually but collects only $700 million in contributions and withdrawal liability payments." But have no fear " “It’s a different world in this Congress with the Democrats now the majority party in the House,” Teamsters Union vice president John Murphy told FreightWaves." The Secret Truth is these Pensions were losing money for years. The last Democratic Administration under President Obama didn't lift a finger to help them. But the Unions dutifully continued to contribute to the Democratic Party. The ST45's opinion