Trade union websites, including those of teachers' unions, are about to enter their third generation. Admittedly, many unions do not yet have websites. This is particularly true in the developing countries and at local and regional level in the developed countries. Sometimes these were left unchanged for months and even years, and became virtual monuments. Second generation trade union sites have been more sophisticated and resemble magazines or newspapers much more than brochures.
Information is updated on a regular basis.
Indeed sometimes, this is done by copying the text and photos of union publications to the web. These sites are a great improvement over the first generation sites as they give visitors a reason to return there might be something new to see. For one thing, it doesn't cost more money to have more text on a website. All magazines are limited by space. But a website can have a virtually limitless amount of text.