I’m actually disappointed that it took so long for the strikes to start, and that they mostly seem to be fizzling out. For as important as it is, teaching has become one of the worst jobs imaginable. There will come a breaking point and, if teachers want to save the profession, they need to get ahead of it. Already, when other jobs pay more for less work, many are choosing to leave the field quietly.
My wife and I come from generations of educators. I don’t see it getting better before it completely breaks down. The NEA is the last big union in this country so politicians wage a proxy war against the NEA through teachers and terrible education policies. Look at the crappy “deal” the railroad workers union just struck. This is absolutely part of the plan for conservative politicians.