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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

Billionaires are a problem. Anti-union tycoons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have far too much power and influence over the government. They use their power and influence as leverage to pass policies that are good for them and bad for workers like us. But billionaires are actually more a symptom than a cause. I’m […]

Educator Voice|Racial and Social Justice|Union Updates|Where We Stand

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

In the United States, CEO pay has risen by over 1,000% since 1978, compared to only 24% for the average worker. The US has an 18% poverty rate (even higher for kids), more than triple that of Denmark, Finland, and Hungary. We all pay a price for inequality. Our life expectancy is four years shorter […]

Educator Voice|Union Updates|Where We Stand

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A Message from MSEA President Paul Lemle

Withholding one’s labor is a fundamental right held by all workers—and laws to the contrary should be changed. Our work is THE ultimate source of our power. Striking is a powerful action—and it is prohibited in 37 states, including Maryland. Despite these unjust laws, strikes happen: educators have recently engaged in illegal strikes in Massachusetts, […]

Educator Voice|School Funding|Union Updates|Where We Stand

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

Many Americans love to pay taxes. For my students in government class, we tackled it as a more complicated question—what benefits and services do we receive, and who pays for them? That becomes an especially pressing question when we see so many big businesses and wealthy individuals take home unimaginable profits while for many of […]

Educator Voice|Elections|Union Updates|Where We Stand

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

THE WORLD AS IT SHOULD BE Colleagues, elections always change us, and they always change our country. This November was no exception. As a union, we had some big wins in the Senate, House, and on many boards of education. On the national level, however, the incoming Trump Administration is a very real threat to […]

Educator Voice|Union Updates|Where We Stand

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A Message from President Paul Lemle: On Organizing for Power

Education is my second challenging career; I was a professional musician for a decade. Neither job made me rich, but I began to understand our superpower in my social studies classroom. We have the ability to draw encouragement and energy from our students. We constantly learn and we constantly connect. Our work really matters. We […]

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