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Actually, I am a Democrat and I don't believe in the Union.  I think the greater good would be better served without it.  The Union is dysfunctional and is like a dog with his tail between his legs anytime it tries to stand up for something important.  It keeps the profession stuck in mediocracy.

[b]If the Union is so great, then why are salaries so low?  Benefits???[/b]  We have crap for benefits.  I had a coworker who could not use his right hand and the MCPS insurance company denied the MRI the orthopedic doctor was ordering.

As far as being like PG County, with the grade fixing and washing down the curriculum - we are already there.[/quote]

Compared to what?

Well, I'll tell you compared to what, actually. Compare your salary and benefits to salaries and benefits for teachers in states where teachers' unions aren't allowed to bargain over salaries and benefits.

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The cost of living is so much higher in the DC area that teachers might actually have a better standard of living in the nonunion states. PP is compairing apples to oranges.[/quote]

I have a friend who is a teacher in a non union state. In addition to teaching special ed ES, she walks dogs after school, tutors four nights a week, and works at a clothing store Sat and Sun. She also has a housemate to help with the lower cost of living. She worries she will never be able to own a house or have a family unless she marries a high-earning spouse.[/quote]

Obviously many of the teachers here are not subject matter experts in economics.  Wages are correlated with the ability to fill the jobs.  As long as there are people willing to take teaching jobs at the current salary level, wages will not rise.  There is no obligation for an employer to ensure a given lifestyle.[/quote]

That's "pure" economics devoid of the understanding that people actually, predictably, act in ways that are not rational.  I'm sure companies could find CEOs, even qualified CEOs who would take a lot less than the millions they offer them.  But they are friends and cronies and "this is the way things are done" and end up doing exactly that - ensuring a certain lifestyle.  Economics really needs to incorporate more of how real humans function and make decisions.  Because "pure" economics happens exactly nowhere.[/quote]

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