What the union fears

What the union fearsThere are times in politics when people accidentally say what they really mean. Voucher opponents did that earlier this week in a letter to the editor of the Deseret Morning News.

A UEA member wrote that the UEA "fears the voucher law" because "we (the union) will lose our voice in the education of our (the union's) children."

They are really your children, but the union doesn't seem to think so. They are afraid of giving parents more control over their own children's education.The union has reason to fear. Referendum 1 does give parents more say in how and where their children are educated. Many parents will choose non-union schools.

That means the union control over teachers will be smaller, while the involvement and control of parents will be greater. That's a very good thing.