Instead of looking at the US teachers union I'd really suggest you look at the Canadian teachers union - culturally we're almost identical and both countries ha

Instead of looking at the US teachers union I'd really suggest you look at the Canadian teachers union - culturally we're almost identical and both countries have a strong general anti-union sentiment. But, IMO, due to the red scare being much more subdued in Canada our unions haven't been stripped down to the bare minimum.