In 1903, Margaret Haley - a school teacher from Chicago - led a demonstration to protest the poor working conditions and meager salaries of the nation's teachers. When she addressed the NEA convention a year later she argued that teachers' organizations must promote both professional development and the improvement of working conditions, an ideal still held dear.
See the bumpers stickers saying 'support our troops,' and of course supporting troops has nothing to do with the issue... 'We support our teachers (union)' is no different. Supporting teachers is not the same as supporting unions.
scarease 4 years ago