The teacher unions
Subtitle: how they sabotage educational reform and why
By: Myron Lieberman.
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: National Education Association of the United States.; American Federation of Teachers.; Teachers' unions -- United States.; Collective bargaining -- Teachers -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-309) and index.
"First published in 1999 [i.e. 1997] by The Free Press"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why this book?; title: The takeoff; title: NEA/AFT objectives; title: Bargaining with NEA/AFT; title: Union political operations; title: State teacher unions; title: The war against competition and contracting out; title: Education's gravy train; title: Paying the bills : NEA/AFT revenues; title: Free riders or forced political passengers?; title: AFT President Albert Shanker : visionary or union apologist?; title: Takeoff promise, landing realities; title: NEA/AFT mergers : teachers in the AFL-CIO; title: What is being done?