Democrats have a better deal for teachers and our kids, too: Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi
“For the better part of the 20th century, being a teacher in America meant being a part of the middle class. You worked hard and you received decent pay and benefits, enough to afford a home, a car, a vacation and raise a family. But for the past 20 years, public sector employee pay, especially for teachers, has been falling behind. A 2016 report from the Economic Policy Institute found that teachers take home weekly wages that are 17% lower than comparable workers. Nationwide, 18% of teachers reported working jobs outside of school to supplement their full-time teacher salary. That’s why thousands of teachers across the country have organized and staged walkouts to demand fair pay, adequate resources and better working conditions.”