Labor Unions and American Education

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This paper examines teachers unions in America with an eye towards arguing that they have served a useful purpose in the past, but that their days of relevance are now over. With that in mind, the paper briefly explores the history of these unions, the advantages and disadvantages of membership the legal and ethical issues that their existence brings to the forefront, and the impact of trade unions upon those seeking to establish a foothold in the profession.

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"Labor unions have made a significant contribution to the lives of American workers over the last century or so. Rarely is this contribution more pronounced than it is in the education sector, where unionization became one means by which public school teachers gained for themselves a measure of professional respect. With that in mind, the following paper will look at the history of educational unions, the advantages of membership into these unions, the disadvantages to membership (surprisingly enough, there are some) as well as the ethical issues which often arise whenever the discussion turns to educational unions (particularly vis-?-vis matters pertaining to "work-to-rule" motions)."

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