In the early 21st century, teachers' union mobilization was widespread throughout the United States. Decrying low salaries, restrictions on labor rights, and more, teachers' unions engaged in large‐scale tactics such as massive strikes, public protests, and successful ballot campaigns. In this article, I demonstrate that by sharing characteristics of both social movement organizations and interest groups, teachers' unions are well suited to respond to political threats. Teachers' unions are large, longstanding organizations with the resources necessary to use a wide variety of tactics. Teachers' relationships with parents and the local community provide strong potential for alliances, and teachers can leverage their professional identity and expertise to help establish legitimacy in educational policy conversations. Ultimately, however, the future of teachers' unions depends upon sustained worker and ally activism beyond the current wave of mobilization.

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教师工会的双重性

在21世纪初，动员工会在美国各地广泛开展。由于工资低，劳工权利受到限制等原因，教师工会采取了大规模的策略，例如大规模罢工，公众抗议和成功的投票运动。在本文中，我证明了通过共享社会运动组织和利益集团的特征，教师工会非常适合应对政治威胁。教师工会是大型的，长期存在的组织，具有使用多种战术所必需的资源。教师与父母和当地社区的关系为结盟提供了强大的潜力，教师可以利用他们的专业身份和专业知识来帮助建立教育政策对话的合法性。最终，