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I’m a union public school teacher. I am not protected from being fired, I simply must be given a PIP and I can request a Union lawyer help represent me in disci
by germinalphrase 5y ago
I’m a union public school teacher. I am not protected from being fired, I simply must be given a PIP and I can request a Union lawyer help represent me in disciplinary meetings. This is after several years of at-will employment. If my boss wanted me gone next year, I would be.
- CryptoPunk 5y agoThe statistics in New York at least are not encouraging: https://www.the74million.org/article/investigation-nyc-tried-to-fire-154-teachers-for-incompetence-or-misconduct-75-were/ https://www.the74million.org/article/investigation-nyc-tried... Going off-tangent: collective bargaining for teachers is also correlated with decreased lifetime earnings for males: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20170570 https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20170570
- germinalphrase 5y agoI agree those numbers seems low for such a large staff, but the country is big and broad.