Of course the outcome of this dispute was destined to end up in court. If we had a free labor market when the buyer of the services (the school district) and the seller of the services (the teachers) could not reach an agreement they would go their own ways. But this is more like a hostage situation.
The union position is usually “we need a structured labor agreement” (that must be negotiated by a huge legal team) and describes how long each teacher’s morning and afternoon breaks, what union dues each union member will pay, and that each teacher will receive 40% more for getting a Masters degree. No one can point to the better education the students will receive now that most of the teachers have a Masters degree, but since we can’t use any results-based criteria, we need something to show that our teachers are “trying”.
Teaching is important and I have great respect for teachers. The problem is that when we overlay a union, common sense disappears.
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