Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 1/3/2006 8:56:00 AM Author: Liz (caringfriends@msn.com) Subject: Unions/Brightside Academy centers in Philly Spend an hour in a Brightside Academy in Philly. They are unionized - and staff members will tell you flat out what they will and won't do, etc. The care is criminal. Speak with the director - it is almost impossible to get rid of bad or marginal employees. There is no motivation for staff to go above and beyond, or invest anything more than the minimum - in fact, co-workers apply pressure to maintain the status-quo so that they don't look bad. There are several pro-union publications that toute how successful this collaboration is, and how good staff retention is... but never is the quality of care mentioned. If you want to research unionizing, spend some time at a Brightside/Allegheny center. Be prepared for having a hard time sleeping that night though. Name: Email: Subject

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