Unexpectedly good news.
Not seeing a real reason and associated data. Can teacher even teach if they are not in a union in New York State?
Part of the decline is likely due to parents pulling their children out of public schools after the COVID reaction. Also, Arizona has plenty of charter schools (public, but typically non-union) and substantial vouchers that expedites home and private schooling. Other states may have similar.
A lot of teachers are retiring for good. My district has several teachers from certain Caribbean countries that are teaching here on a visa because there just aren’t enough teachers.
Government Employee Unions should be outlawed, as they sit on both sides of the bargaining table.
I guess they’re getting tired of working hard to get raises and when they finally get one, along comes the union thugs and takes their raises away. Union Suck. They ALWAYS have.
The ONLY reason I’m in the teachers association is they protect me from lawsuits and shitty administrators and parents. Also they have a nice calendar. Otherwise I’m embarrassed to be part of this group.
In other news, people who were previously forced to pay for things that don’t benefit them are suddenly not paying for totally inexplicable reasons!
Bravo!!!!!
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia and Wisconsin have all become “Right to Work” states in the last 10 years. This is having a gradual effect on union memberships as people slowly realize they don’t have to surrender up to 15% of their income to unions that oppose their values.
Boy was I PRAYING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS!