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The date it was created: 1857

What it is: The NEA is the National Educators Association it was the first teachers union to be made in the US

Where it originated: In Philadelphia by a group of ~60 white male teachers

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To have a united front in support of teachers rights to do their job. Although this specific union was frowned upon in their choices of who to support during the education based cases during the civil rights movement.

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The American Federation of teachers was the second teachers union made in 1916 and is the second largest teachers union today. It originated in Chicago and has worked in many civil rights and education rights court cases and movements,

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Teachers unions are the backbone of the teachers themselves. When a certain group of people are educating entire generations at a time it is easy to be overlooked. Historically teachers have been overlooked, underpaid, understaffed, and under appreciated. Unions are made to have front and make real change in not just the workplace, but education in general.

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A historical court case related to Teachers Unions

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A historical court case related to Teachers Unions

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The American Federation of Teachers was a large piece in The Brown V. Board of education case in 1954 which was deciding to keep or get rid of segregation in schools. The case was won and was extremely impactful in the civil rights and equal education movement and was one of the early major wins for the AFT.
History - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment

https://www.uscourts.gov › educational-activities › history...

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Throughout the years of strikes and protest for reasonable and equitable pay teachers unions have been criticized for being selfish to put their own gain over the educational and instructional time of the child. Although unionized schools have proven to test better and have a higher education all around.

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Like I stated earlier Teachers unions were key activists in the civil rights movement but there were some prominent times they they had also hindered the progression.

In the 1960s the AFT’s president Albert Shanker, following the termination of racist white teachers in a predominately black school, demanded that they be rehired.

In the 1920’s, the NEA had accredited the “separate but, equal” doctrine in support of segregation of schools

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Janus v. AFSCME

In 2018 the supreme court ruled that educations did not have to pay the annual fee associated with school being aligned with a union regardless of the benefit they received without being in the union. This was a major blow to Teachers unions and Schools as well because they could not pay the fees to stay within the union and have those rewarding benefits.

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The history of the California Teachers Association
https://www.cta.org/about-us/history

A presentation of the history of unions and teachers unions and how they work and what they’ve done
https://bellwethereducation.org/sites/default/files/Janus_BELLWETHER.pdf

Something going on right now that effects education in Arizona heavily
School Choice

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Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, September 11). American Federation of Teachers. Wikipedia. Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Teachers

Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. (n.d.). Oyez. Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/16-1466

Overview of the History and Status of Teachers’ Unions (2018, June). Kelly Robson. Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://bellwethereducation.org/sites/default/files/Janus_BELLWETHER.pdf

History - brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment. United States Courts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment#:~:text=Board%20of%20Education%20(1954%2C%201955,of%20segregation%20in%20public%20schools.

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What are some issues you think teachers unions could be focusing on right now if they aren't already?

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What are some issues you think teachers unions could be focusing on right now if they aren't already?