Yesterday was the last day of the first week of teachers being back to school. This year, I took on a new responsibility as the building rep for our local teachers’ union. My first task was to ask our teachers to review their contact information, sign, and date their contact forms. As might be expected, this year, there was a lot of discussion about the recent Supreme Court decision about public unions. I’ve always had mixed feelings about unions. I support the right to unionize and bargain collectively. It’s the implementation of some unions that give me mixed feelings, and so I can empathize with both those who are worried that this decision will reduce the rights of teachers AND those who don’t want to see their money spent on support of political candidates or ballot measures. I get it. I really do.