Unions Alienate Rank‑and‑File

When a teachers’ union prioritizes social‑justice campaigns and broad community politics over bargaining and day‑to‑day working conditions, some classroom teachers stop seeing the union as their representative. That split can depress membership, shift political coalitions in education, and change what unions negotiate in contracts. — If true broadly, this dynamic reshapes local education politics, union power, and the incentives shaping teacher retention and classroom conditions.