Along with the thread about unions being a detriment to police reform....
7 Reasons to Say Goodbye to Teachers Unions
Then I'll summarize, or highlight, the 7 reasons from the article...
Just like police unions put the interest of the police officers over public safety, teacher unions put the interests of teachers over the interests of the students and the community.
7 Reasons to Say Goodbye to Teachers Unions
Every year, my school district hosts a beginning of the year meeting with every employee in the district. Amidst all the pomp are 15 minutes during which my school district provides a platform for the head of the local teachers union. He doesn’t say much, keeping it vague and general. He says the union works with the school board and other leaders to fight for both teachers and students.
He also spends time in the teachers’ lounge occasionally, handing out pamphlets. A note in defense of unions was left at a table in the lounge recently. It details accomplishments of unions past and the evils of corporations. This note and this speech are a nice review of a high school civics course, but they have one glaring flaw: they focus entirely on the past.
Contexts change. For instance, the necessity of stationed US troops in Germany has shifted since the Cold War. The same goes for unions at large as the US reaches historical levels of prosperity. We can appreciate the accomplishments of the past while still reconsidering the utility of unions in the present. There are of course defenses of unions within a modern context. That said, they are ultimately lacking. Here are seven reasons why we should support the dissolution of teachers unions in 2019....
He also spends time in the teachers’ lounge occasionally, handing out pamphlets. A note in defense of unions was left at a table in the lounge recently. It details accomplishments of unions past and the evils of corporations. This note and this speech are a nice review of a high school civics course, but they have one glaring flaw: they focus entirely on the past.
Contexts change. For instance, the necessity of stationed US troops in Germany has shifted since the Cold War. The same goes for unions at large as the US reaches historical levels of prosperity. We can appreciate the accomplishments of the past while still reconsidering the utility of unions in the present. There are of course defenses of unions within a modern context. That said, they are ultimately lacking. Here are seven reasons why we should support the dissolution of teachers unions in 2019....
Then I'll summarize, or highlight, the 7 reasons from the article...
- They are advocacy groups as much as unions
- They have more money in politics than just about everyone
- Their policy ideals won’t cut it
- They block meaningful reform
- They breed a culture of entitlement
- They bargain for mediocre benefits
- We can bargain for ourselves
Just like police unions put the interest of the police officers over public safety, teacher unions put the interests of teachers over the interests of the students and the community.
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