Interesting concept, Jefferson. Should I have a challenger this spring for the presidency of my local "teachers" union, and I win re-election, I will consider having a Runner-Up Retreat. The two challengers who ran against me two years ago both quit the school district, so a Runner-Up Retreat might have been difficult, albeit not impossi…
Interesting concept, Jefferson. Should I have a challenger this spring for the presidency of my local "teachers" union, and I win re-election, I will consider having a Runner-Up Retreat. The two challengers who ran against me two years ago both quit the school district, so a Runner-Up Retreat might have been difficult, albeit not impossible. We already have a "team of rivals" on my Executive Board with an At-Large Board member having endorsed one of my challengers from last election. It does make for good, thorough debates involving perspectives that represent the varied interests of our 1000+ union members. Thanks for writing your article.
Interesting concept, Jefferson. Should I have a challenger this spring for the presidency of my local "teachers" union, and I win re-election, I will consider having a Runner-Up Retreat. The two challengers who ran against me two years ago both quit the school district, so a Runner-Up Retreat might have been difficult, albeit not impossible. We already have a "team of rivals" on my Executive Board with an At-Large Board member having endorsed one of my challengers from last election. It does make for good, thorough debates involving perspectives that represent the varied interests of our 1000+ union members. Thanks for writing your article.