VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOne job is important to the prosperity and safety of our future. The other can disappear tomorrow and nothing would changediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAre you not aware of the teachers union in the US?
minus-squareVeryInterestingTable@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNo I wasn’t, I’m not from the USA. You are correct, it’s not even just one there are several apparently. AFT, UFT, NEA… Honestly I’m confused. I’m glad the USA does have unions. But there seems to be some roadblocks when I read that some teachers are getting underpaid.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTeachers unionize, but they can’t strike in all states. In states like Texas, it’s illegal. No collective bargaining power. https://www.tcta.org/legal-updates/what-happens-if-texas-teachers-strike
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow is that not a violation of the first amendment?
Are you not aware of the teachers union in the US?
No I wasn’t, I’m not from the USA.
You are correct, it’s not even just one there are several apparently. AFT, UFT, NEA… Honestly I’m confused.
I’m glad the USA does have unions. But there seems to be some roadblocks when I read that some teachers are getting underpaid.
Teachers unionize, but they can’t strike in all states. In states like Texas, it’s illegal. No collective bargaining power.
https://www.tcta.org/legal-updates/what-happens-if-texas-teachers-strike
How is that not a violation of the first amendment?