If teaching is a part time job, why do so many teacher suffer burn out and have to leave their chosen profession? Stress level is just under those of surgeons.
Tenure was introduced at universities to insure academic freedom. That you cannot be fired by a predominantly left leaning economic department, for example, because you have conservative views.
Unions seem to be best in small amounts. Unionizing the workforce say around 30% of the total labor force in a country, ensures better working conditions, higher than that it becomes protectionist and worker entitlement progressively. Below 30% encourages slave labor.
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