"Teacher unionization" refers to the process or act of teachers coming together to form a labor union. This union represents their collective interests, helps negotiate and advocate for better working conditions, such as pay, benefits, and job security, and ensures that their voices are heard in policymaking and decision-making processes.
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«We have the highest level
of teacher unionization in the world, but their focus is on rights, not responsibilities,» Mamphela Ramphele, former vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town, said in a recent speech.
They then discuss how the desegregation lawsuits in the 1960s, demographic shifts starting in the 1950s, California's Proposition 13 property tax reduction measure, and the legalization of
teacher unionization in 1975 delegitimized and hollowed out the old institution.
In this comparative study of three teachers» unions, the author looks in detail at the factors that have given rise to
teacher unionization over the last 25 years.
Harvard University economist Caroline Hoxby's research has shown that
teacher unionization helps explain why schools can perform worse when given more resources.
In the fight for greater dignity, union leaders such as Albert Shanker in New York City
linked teacher unionization to the fledgling civil rights movement.
Unionization and Productivity: Evidence from Charter Schools This paper studies the relationship
between teacher unionization and student achievement.
The great expansion of
teacher unionization in the 1960s succeeded in giving teachers more political influence and higher pay, but it also further institutionalized teachers as labor rather than as professionals ready to control their own sphere.