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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, there is a teacher's union, but it is effectively toothless in Virginia.

Most teachers sign up simply for the insurance.[/quote]

You are incorrect. There are not any teacher unions in Virginia. Before moving here I worked in a very good district in New York, where there are unions. Teachers there met with parents and went above and beyond always putting students first. I've worked with excellent teachers in Virginia and some that should not be in this profession.  OP- I'm sorry you had a negative experience with teachers in your past. [/quote]

Not the PP, but I have to say you are incorrect. There are teacher unions in Virginia. It's a Right To Work state so a membership is not mandatory for employment.

http://www.aft.org/
http://www.fcft.org/
http://4260.va.aft.org/

[i]The American Federation of Teachers is an American labor union that primarily represents teachers. The union was founded in Chicago in 1916, with Margaret Haley credited as its founder and first leader. Wikipedia[/i]
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So neat that you know how to cut and paste Wikipedia or whatever. Now go read up on right to work and understand what that means for collective bargaining. We'll wait for you. [/quote]

Umm, collective bargaining does not define a union.  There are teacher unions in Virginia.

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22:19 here. You are correct. VA does not have collective bargaining and yet there are teacher unions in VA. Thank you. The AFT is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. AFT and their locals are unions.

I added the links to dispel the myth. I figured I took a chance of someone making a comment because I copied text from Wikipedia. Call it convenient, but that quote is accurate.

To the PP: Right To Work prohibits collective bargaining. I know that. It also prohibits membership in a union as a requirement for employment. That is what I stated earlier. Don't know what you're waiting for. [/quote]

Just a general understanding of the point of unions. Being called a union and having memebers is essentially meaningless without the ability to collectively bargain and strike. 
Though it seems Fairfax is experiencing a slow painful drain. The workforce finds a way...[/quote]

Whether or not they are effective is an entirely different discussion that would result from a different question.
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True, but OP was sniffing around for something else. She's got a preconceived notion of what unions are and what they do, and how she should feel about them. Just telling her that teachers unions exist in VA doesn't really get to the heart of what she wants to know. 
Cut to the chase. [/quote]

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