The unholy alliance between the teacher's unions and the Democrat Party has finally been exposed in broad daylight for all the world to see. This fetid swamp has been simmering and stewing for years. Now that the majority of state governments have reached the budgetary breaking point, the moment of truth has arrived and the stench is too great to ignore... In many states, you cannot be hired as a public school teacher unless you join the union. As a member of the union, you are then forced to pay union dues about which you have no say in the expenditure or purposes for the money. The union negotiates your contract for you as a group of teachers, rather than a contract that would meet your individual needs or skills. This may have some benefits but also has some obvious drawbacks. One of the big drawbacks is that if you're conservative, you can be sure that you will have no say about the uses of your union dues. You see, the leadership of the teacher's unions and the Democra