> are you really arguing that a PE teacher and math teacher are doing the same work? The PE teacher and the math teacher are paid the same because they are in

> are you really arguing that a PE teacher and math teacher are doing the same work? The PE teacher and the math teacher are paid the same because they are in the same union, and they collectively decided that they would be better off having a few broad classifications and equal pay for those across the board. Usually this is explained as giving management fewer points in which to drive a wedge to separate union members, and hence divide and conquor the whole collective bargaining unit.