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In Washington the teachers union is the most powerful special interest group bar none
by G_z9 4y ago
In Washington the teachers union is the most powerful special interest group bar none
- MikeTheGreat 4y agoCitation?
- WalterBright 4y agoDon't know anyone elected in WA state without the teachers' union endorsement. The police, on the other hand, got drastically defunded.
- WalterBright 4y agoIn Washington, it is illegal for public school teachers to strike: https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/public-employee-strikes-illegal-in-washington https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/public-employee-stri... Yet they strike regularly with complete impunity. That's power.
- syzarian 4y agoIn my system what happens is a contract is negotiated for a period of time. During this period of time we agree to not strike. Once the contract ends we can strike. In 20 years in my system I have never experienced a situation in which a new contract was negotiated before the old contract ended. While we negotiate for a new contract, and after the old contract has expired, we can strike. Don’t know if things are different in Washington but I doubt there is a blanket ban, in all possible circumstances, on striking.