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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi- not a private school teacher but I have come from industry. Just some food for thought. [b]If you have an employer who values their employees, there is NO need for any union[/b]. The fact that we have to ‘rely’ on the crappy one we have is a huge red flag IMO.  True professionals understand the importance of mutual respect and collaboration.  Best of luck. I hope you find happiness and a positive, welcoming work environment! [/quote]

You can find that but there’s no way to guarantee that lasts going forward.

1998-mid 2001, I worked for a mid-sizes women-owned tech company that felt like a dream come true. Pay was competitive. We got fabulous benefits. Work-life balance was respected. Non-toxic work environment. Then, the owners decided to expand. One brought in her husband as a VP. He brought in his own people and, boy, were they toxic!  Within eight weeks, people were resigning. A union would have resolved the worst issues by giving us collective bargaining power.

A friend and her DH both taught math at the same private school. No union. No tenure. Her DH was not given a new contract because he also was the baseball coach and had a losing season. Some alum with deep pockets wanted him gone. After she wrote a FB post about how broken-hearted they were over it, the school cut her teaching load by two classes so that she was part-time for the upcoming year and wouldn’t get benefits. She had to leave, too. Both ended up teaching public for the next decade. A union would have prevented this. MCPS can’t fire a coach from a teaching job or switch a teacher from 1.0 to 0.6 status. A school could lose two sections of math, but MCPS has to find you full time work somehow (sometimes at two schools) or pay you full time.[/quote]

I don't think a union can do anything to save company culture after the company is sold. And why are you brining up something from 20 years ago?  I mean...things have definitely changed since then.  See..when you are locked into a yearly contract and you have an absolute NIGHTMARE of a boss, you are stuck.  The union won't do anything about the toxic admin at MCPS.  Public school teachers have a very small window of time to secure a new job - if they want to leave with their teaching certification untarnished.   If I see a union, I see a red flag. Unions only exist because the company is too damn big and doesn't listen to their employee's needs.  What would be better would be to strength labor laws federally.  [/quote]

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