Why Teachers Like Me Support Unions
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I wrote recently about my union pride, and my great-uncle, Phil. But before I was old enough to understand and appreciate Phil’s experience, I was forming my ideas about workers and unions from singers like Woody Guthrie, Billy Bragg, and Bruce Springsteen, and authors like John Steinbeck and Arthur Miller. In song, books, movies,