Remember: This was supposedly agreed on last year, but the Assembly blamed at passing what the Senate had already approved, thanks to
backlash from labor unions — and their elected official allies — that the measure was too broad and would hurt low - level public employees.
Like the origins of
labor unions, teachers»
unions like the AFT and NEA emerged out of a need to protect teacher's
from terrible working conditions, nepotism in hiring, political
backlash, and to advocate for intellectual freedom.