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Show 136 bargaining and other union tools because having brought was a better results than what "tea and crumpetll they were organization.49 are perceived as obtained when the UEA the amount of Regarding funds which should be appropriated for public education, the ment has consistently urged that that its program of bargaining more money be spent and has believed political action and its emphasis will deliver the results. its goals and its tactics in the name move on collective The UEA has defended both of professionalism. Opponents of the UEA1s embracing of the IInew professionalismll have claimed that the increased out of character with the education.50 political activity of teachers is concept of lay and local control of They have said that teachers should of labor unions because teachers should behave true as children.5l for of the IInew employed by the public and professionals thereby setting When it comes to compared a a good example financing education, opponents professionalll (union) tactics already devotes when are not act like members large percentage of to most other states. have boasted that Utah tax monies to public education 52 49This is the term used by Daryl McCarty to describe the activi ties of the UEA in past times when conflict and confrontation were unheard of. Interview, 29 July 1976. 50To presetlY illustrate, Utah law permits teachers to serve boards of education in districts in which they live as long as they are not employed by the same district. Lavor Chaffin believes that even this is a violation of the concept of local-lay control of education. Interview, 6 July 1976. on local see the edi tori a 1 A-5. 51For p. an the manner in which such is usually implied, II Deseret News, 26 May 1976, "Teacher-s in Po 1 i1 i ti cs example of , 52For an analysis of the financial situation, "Ra ts inq Utah to the National Average." see Chaffin, |
