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In Teachers and Their Unions: Labor Relations in Uncertain Times, Todd DeMitchell and his contributing authors have skillfully addressed the tangled maze of issues pertaining to professionalism and unionism in education. Particularly enlightening is the discussion of why the industrial union model of us versus them is not appropriate in school settings. This book is a must read for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the political and legal history, current status, and possible future of teachers' unions in our nation.--Martha McCarthy, Presidential Professor, Loyola Marymount University; Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, Indiana University; Past President of the Education Law Association Teacher unions have played an important role in the shaping of public education over the last half century and are largely responsible for the gains teachers have made in wages and working conditions. Nevertheless, collective bargaining in the schools is similar to collective bargaining in the industrial sector, which forces teachers to assume two sometimes conflicting roles: professional educator and union member. Professor DeMitchell's book traces the history of unionization among teachers in the United States and analyzes the ongoing political and legal challenges to the collective-bargaining model in the schools. His book is an important contribution to the literature on collective bargaining in the public sector and is a must read for anyone interested in labor relations and education policy.--William Richard Fossey, Paul Burdin Endowed Professor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Teacher unions have played an important role in the shaping of public education over the last half century and are largely responsible for the gains teachers have made in wages and working conditions. Nevertheless, collective bargaining in the schools is similar to collective bargaining in the industrial sector, which forces teachers to assume two sometimes conflicting roles: professional educator and union member. Professor DeMitchell's book traces the history of unionization among teachers in the United States and analyzes the ongoing political and legal challenges to the collective-bargaining model in the schools. His book is an important contribution to the literature on collective bargaining in the public sector and is a must read for anyone interested in labor relations and education policy.--William Richard Fossey, Paul Burdin Endowed Professor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette In Teachers and Their Unions: Labor Relations in Uncertain Times, Todd DeMitchell and his contributing authors have skillfully addressed the tangled maze of issues pertaining to professionalism and unionism in education. Particularly enlightening is the discussion of why the industrial union model of us versus them is not appropriate in school settings. This book is a must read for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the political and legal history, current status, and possible future of teachers' unions in our nation.--Martha McCarthy, Presidential Professor, Educational Leadership, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

In Teachers and Their Unions: Labor Relations in Uncertain Times, Todd DeMitchell and his contributing authors have skillfully addressed the tangled maze of issues pertaining to professionalism and unionism in education. Particularly enlightening is the discussion of why the industrial union model of us versus them is not appropriate in school settings. This book is a must read for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the political and legal history, current status, and possible future of teachers' unions in our nation.--Martha McCarthy, Presidential Professor, Educational Leadership, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Teacher unions have played an important role in the shaping of public education over the last half century and are largely responsible for the gains teachers have made in wages and working conditions. Nevertheless, collective bargaining in the schools is similar to collective bargaining in the industrial sector, which forces teachers to assume two sometimes conflicting roles: professional educator and union member. Professor DeMitchell's book traces the history of unionization among teachers in the United States and analyzes the ongoing political and legal challenges to the collective-bargaining model in the schools. His book is an important contribution to the literature on collective bargaining in the public sector and is a must read for anyone interested in labor relations and education policy.--William Richard Fossey, Paul Burdin Endowed Professor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

In Teachers and Their Unions: Labor Relations in Uncertain Times, Todd DeMitchell and his contributing authors have skillfully addressed the tangled maze of issues pertaining to professionalism and unionism in education. Particularly enlightening is the discussion of why the industrial union model of us versus them is not appropriate in school settings. This book is a must read for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the political and legal history, current status, and possible future of teachers' unions in our nation.--Martha McCarthy, Presidential Professor, Educational Leadership, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

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Todd A. DeMitchell, a John & H. Irene Peters Professor of Education, served as a teacher and administrator in the public schools for 18 years. During his 30 years at the University of New Hampshire he has studied, taught, and consulted on school law and labor relations.

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