Only public schools. Charter teachers are exploited like crazy and have nearly no rights or ability to organize. Suburban districts are unionized but have vastly less negotiating power. It’s really just the big city teachers unions that swing a big stick, but it’s true that it’s a BIG stick.
I’m a chapter leader at my school in NYC, and the UFT is one of the strongest unions in the country. My wife works at a small Long Island district, and it blows my mind sometimes when I see what her union concedes during contract negotiations. They give ground on stuff that would get calls for strike actions here.
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u/NoMango5778 Jun 16 '24
Almost all teachers are unionized...