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mk  ·  2659 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 50 years of shrinking union membership in one map

My dad broke his neck in a water-skiing accident when he was 42. He was a middle school teacher. Because of his union, he had good healthcare, and perhaps equally important, was provided a teaching aide, which allowed him to teach for 20 years from a wheelchair without the use of his hands.

I have had countless prior students impress upon me how much they valued my father as a teacher.