Most school teachers have no idea what they are paying for. I know I have 5 in my family and they are stupid on this subject. If you bring it up they will say but if I do not join the UNION I will have no say in what goes on in my little school. I try to explain it to them but like most people they will not take the time to find out what is really going on. Makes me ill.
I know a woman who started working as an assistant teacher 4 years ago. Her metamorphosis has been scary:
Year 1: "I'm not joining the union! They're a bunch of leftist creeps!"
Year 2: "I had to join the union. If something went wrong on the playgropund, I could be sued. At least the union would protect me."
Year 3: "I'm not wild about the union, but they look out for me."
Year 4: "The contract says I work until 3 PM. You better believe I'm out the door at 3 PM. I know my rights!"
I know I have 5 in my family and they are stupid on this subject.
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They are likely just stupid. ( low IQ)
The abysmally low average SAT scores of teachers is proof enough.
Most teachers have very little idea where their union dues go. I know. I was once one of those. However, even if one opts to not join the union, we still have to pay about 80% of the dues. And even then one is “blacklisted.” The school unions are huge and powerful.
There’s a movement, a small one but it’s gaining support, of teachers protesting this - once they learned their union dues were primarily supporting abortion and such.
I don’t know what it’s like in most states, but in PA and NJ, it’s almost impossible to NOT join the Union.