Abstract:The right for educators to bargain collectively or call a strike is neither a US federal mandate nor a guarantee across the nation. Each state regulates whether or not teacher unions can collectively bargain or call a strike and governs the issues over which unions are permitted to negotiate. Despite these restrictions, recent educator strikes in union cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as protest actions in right-to-work states like West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wisconsin where unionization, collecti… Show more
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