Teacher Union Research Paper

Unions. If you are like me, unions sound overwhelming, complicated, and in what was once my opinion, caused many unnecessary problems that protected lazy, unmotivated workers who were looking more for a handout then to have to work for a paycheck. I was always under the impression unions caused more problems than good. Now, keep in mind, I have never been a part of a union, nor I have ever, looked too much into them until this assignment. I’m guessing my opinion comes from my dad who is a supervisor at a gypsum plant and heard him complain about some of the employees and how they are protected by the (not so nice word) union, over our nightly dinner conversations. Unions are not in every line of work, but when it comes to protecting teachers, there is a union for that.

Teacher unions were formed upon efforts to unite the teachers and give them a voice to better negotiate with school districts. For a teacher starting out, there is much pressure regarding joining the union. However, it is not required to join the union. Everyone has their own views but in certain places, if you do not join the union, then it may be frowned upon. The union, offers legal protection for the teachers
Many say that schools are so terrified to say anything negative about a teacher because of the concern of a lawsuit, if that teacher is backed by the union. There is also much controversy because of the protection that is given to them through the teacher tenure system. The teacher tenure is a method that is practiced in 46 states. Teachers qualify after they have been employed for 1-5 years. The teacher is then protected by the union from being fired over personal or political motives. It is argued that this security makes the removal of below par teachers so challenging and expensive that schools no longer attempt to get rid of the damaging