Decades ago, teachers unions stopped focusing on traditional labor problems such as wages, benefits, and hours and instead became political entities pushing the Left’s agenda. Now they obsess over feeding our children the latest propaganda emerging from the radical schools of education. That means advanced math and sciences are out and critical race theory and radical gender theory are in. When the interests of the union conflict with the interests of children, the union prevails. Every time.
Just look at what’s happening in Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, staged a remote walkout to force the school system to return to remote learning. The union is also demanding the school district require negative tests from students and staff before returning to school. The union chose this action knowing full well the terrible effects closing schools has had. It does this knowing that the omicron variant amounts to little more than a cold for many people infected. Those who are vaccinated and boosted shouldn’t have to suffer the debilitating effects of virtual schooling.
