Mark Patinkin’s fawning portrait of Doug Gablinske (“Gablinske says he won’t give in to union influence,” Dec.12) was followed three days later by Gablinske’s Commentary piece (“Teachers should oppose dirty tricks”).
Whether Gablinske has or has not been mistreated by union members is a matter for the courts to decide. But he misrepresents basic economic issues concerning labor law and Patinkin apparently did not have the time to check the facts.
