Unions

Today we had a couple speakers come in to speak to our class about unions.  What I learned was the unions were really and advocate to the teaching profession. They helped to make agreements within districts to make teaching situations fair to the staff. They negotiate what is in the contracts. This means they help to decide things such as the duties you will have, how many sick days you are allowed, and more. Even though a lot of good can come from unions there are some negatives as well. For instance if you are not tenured they cannot really help you. For instance if you are being fired for unjust reasons they wouldn’t be able to do anything unlike someone that was. They might also support ideas that you do not agree with but you are forced to pay into them.

Overall when I think about unions I think that its nice knowing that there is someone looking out for you and for your best interest. Its seems like for the most part they want the conditions for the teacher to be fair which in return makes a better environment for not only the staff but also the students. In ways I hope that we can find a way to bring back some of the powers of the union that the state took away. So, hopefully in the future there will be someone to stick up for the teachers again.