When teachers at a Brighton charter school unionized four years ago, the first such move in the state, people took notice.
The launch of a union at the Conservatory Lab Charter School marked a breakthrough for the state chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, a sign that its efforts to unionize the charter schools were making inroads. The state’s second-largest teachers union, the federation hailed the union as a “historic organizing victory.”
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that's why they are succesful
“Charter schools can always make sure the right teacher is in the right classroom at the right time,” he said. “Under a district school contract, that’s not always the case.” I think this was a misquote. Charters can always make sure they have the right KIDS in their classrooms, while pushing out behavior problems. Special needs and ELL kids often aren't taken in the first place. Before a a teacher can speak up against the "status quo" of attrition, they are dismissed - not a "good fit". Everyone knows great schools have the highest suspension rates, highest teacher turnover, highest student attrition, do not backfill their seats, and do not offer "status quo" job protections such as maternity leave. Indeed, charters are infallible.