Posts tagged BIPOC
A California Teacher Was Denied a Union Board Seat Because of His Race. He Fought Back — and Won
November 4, 2024 // In October, the long-time history teacher ran for a Racial Equity At Large board position newly created by the union to replace the one that barred white candidates. This time the position has no overt racial stipulations. He received about 21 percent of the vote while his opponent received a little more than 78 percent. “I can quit the union in frustration, but that’s what everyone else has done,” he said. “Most people who would agree with me have left the union and that means most voters who would agree with me are gone.”
An Elk Grove teacher thought a union seat that barred whites was wrong. He won in court | Opinion
October 8, 2024 // When filling out the position’s nomination form, I discovered a mandatory checkbox stating, “The BIPOC At-Large Representative position is open to ... self-identified (members) of one or more of the following racial/ethnic categories.” A list of 11 racial identities followed. As a white person, it did not include me. Since I could not truthfully check the box, I was barred from running for the board seat — simply because of the color of my skin.