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: 2/19/2006 10:18:00 AM Author: Cathy Subject: Unions... seen it firsthand in childcare I'm not at all convinced that unionizing is the answer. I've had experience with a childcare company that was unionized. I saw a philosophy and attitude permiate the center that I had never experienced in this field... "that's not my job"; "you can't fire me"; "I'm calling the Union" (over normal, reasonable things that just needed to be worked out like coordinating lunch breaks); etc. If the workers ever sat down and did the math... they really did not come out ahead financially. And is it fair... that great, hardworking dedicated teacher gets the same raise as the teacher that does the absolute minimum and has a horrible attitude? I agree this is a very real issue in this field, but I think our efforts are better spent strengthining and working with our professional organizations. I also believe part of the answer is advocating for higher state reimbursement rates and additional sources of federal funding. Thank you for allowing me to share. Name: Email: Subject

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