From the Union Horse's Mouth

http://www.thenextright.com/conn-carroll/joe-pesci-on-liberaltarianism

NEA General Counsel Bob Chanin
"Despite what some among us would like to believe [the NEA is effective] not because of our creative ideas; it is not because of the merit of our positions; it is not because we care about children; and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child.

The NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power. And we have power because there are more than 3.2 million people who are willing to pay us hundreds of million of dollars in dues each year because they believe that we are the unions that can most effectively represent them; the union that can protect their rights and advance their interests as education employees. ...

When all is said and done, NEA affiliates must never lose sight of the fact that they are unions. And what unions do first and foremost is represent their members."

At least he's telling the truth on this one.

He is not crying crocodile tears about the students, or in any way moralizing. He's putting it all there - I don't care about the non-union-member workers, the kids, the country's future or any of that "nonsense."

I'd have no problem with any of this except that this tool has the power of the Federal govt at his back - he's leading a govt authorized monopoly on labor. It's wrong, it is an insult to liberty and it hurts a lot of people.

I just won't be disgusted any more.