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In Texas, all educators and school employees can choose to join a union. Your district cannot fire you for doing so or for advocating for your rights.
Teachers, as with other public employees, do not have the constitutional right to collectively bargain (that is for the states to decide). But the First Amendment does provide that people have the right to "peaceably assemble," which includes the right to join a union (if not as a vehicle for collective bargaining).
Texas' status as a right-to-work state means union membership isn't compulsory not illegal. That said, Texas is one of only a handful of states that denies collective bargaining to public employees. So our employment contracts generally are dictated to us by our local school boards.
Texas' status as a right-to-work state means union membership isn't compulsory not illegal. That said, Texas is one of only a handful of states that denies collective bargaining to public employees. So our employment contracts generally are dictated to us by our local school boards.
Collective bargaining gives educators a voice in their workplace. It helps assure fair wages and benefits, im- proving teacher recruitment and retention. Educators also negotiate better teaching and learning conditions.
Yes, unions are legal here in the Lone Star State, and we have plenty of them in the private sector, and many bargain collectively for employment contracts. Yes, it's also true that Texas is a right-to-work state, meaning it is illegal to make union membership compulsory for employment.
If your employer has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with a union which requires employees to make payments to, or on behalf of, a labor union under the agreement as a condition of employment, (often referred to as a "union security clause"), your employer may be in violation of Texas right-to-work laws.
Texas is a right-to-work state. This means that under the Texas Labor Code, a person cannot be denied employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor union or other labor organization.
There are three types of educator contracts in Texas: continuing, term, and probationary.
Texas is a right-to-work state. Teachers are prohibited from engaging in collective bargaining. TCTA is not a union, is not affiliated with any national unions, and does not support collective bargaining.