The unions have blocked numerous educational reforms such as merit pay, because they in some way would weaken their position as unions. They oppose all educational reform on this ground. This ought not to be. Unions give their members little or no say about how their union dues are spent. This ought not to be.
Unions view school boards, school administrators and even parents as the enemy.
This ought not to be. Unions act as though the schools belonged to them, instead of the communities and parents whose tax dollars build and support them. This ought not to be. Educational Unions which used to be agents of positive reform, now stand in grave need of reform themselves. The schools do not exist ultimately for the teachers.