The emergency manager of Detroit has created a new meaning for the term “collective bargaining.”
He wrote his own contract for teachers, decided what its terms would be, didn’t consult the teachers, and imposed it unilaterally.
The terms have not been revealed.
But Roy Roberts, the emergency manager who is a former auto-industry executive, knows what they are. Whatever he wants them to be.
That’s “collective bargaining” in the new Michigan.
One man rule. Rule by fiat.
Does it sound undemocratic? Of course.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Formula: 1) Declare an emergency. 2) Appoint an emergency manager 3) Make whatever rules you want. It IS an EMERGENCY! isn’t it? There’s no time for consultation. There’s no time to *waste* haggling over silly details. Don’t you understand, it’s an emergency! [/snide remark]
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Hey, when do we get our Worst State trophy?
If the judges need more data, data, data, here’s another straw for the camel —
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Guess I need to go back and look up the meaning of collective bargaining. Sure isn’t the way I understand it to be.
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I think the Emergency Mangler has it confused with Collective Boggarting …
It behooves one to keep the following advice in mind —
“The charm that combats a boggart is Riddikulus. The charm requires a strong mind and good concentration. The incantation and wand movement alone will not affect a boggart. The correct way to perform the charm is to push past the fear, and concentrate on something that will make the boggart look amusing. The charm does not, in fact, repel a boggart; it just forces it to assume a shape that the caster will find comical, inspiring laughter, which will defeat a boggart.”
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