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Sure, but the point is that you can have a tool/weapon that the very fear of using it is enough to get people in line.

The teacher's unions very rarely strike, they must be very weak?

DiogenesKynikos on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

Given the low salaries and poor working conditions that teachers in the US generally face, yes.

It seems, however, that teachers are getting fed up, and there's finally been a bit more strike activity by teachers in the US over the last 4 years.

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