**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** I totally agree with Dan. The Irgun is there to protect your rights. Whether they do a good job of it or not depends largely on the following of its members and the presentation of our complaints to them. There are many situations that each of us privately or collectively need an organization that will support and stand up to our employees for our rights. Unfortunately, most teachers are too complacent and don't stand up for their rights. Possibly, this might be one of the factors that has brought about the low esteem of our profession in the public's eye. It is no wonder that the teaching profession is one of the least sought for white collar job in Israel today. The increasing demands without additional pay, the degradation by parents and pupils, and the lack of tools in which to deal with classroom management with the increase of youth violence both inside and outside of the school has led us into a quagmire that only a strong turnabout will jolt our society into reevaluating what a mess we are in. The union is one of the ways in which we can bring about such a change if used properly. Barry _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####