Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education

Author: Leschly, Stig
Source: Harvard Business School
Year: 2003
Number of pages: 20

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Abstract:

Surveys the history, structure, and activities of the two dominant U.S. teachers unions--the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The NEA and AFT represent approximately 90% of U.S. public school teachers and have grown rapidly since the widespread legalization of collective bargaining among public sector employees, beginning in the 1960s. Focuses on noncontroversial data related to the growth and functioning of the AFT and NEA. Presents but does not evaluate the policy debates and research that cover the effects of unionism on student achievement and other attributes of the U.S. system of public education. Includes a bibliography.