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Teacher Unions


We have a LOT of teacher's unions in our school district. They all held a strike in October-November for more transparency in the promotions process, among other things. The high court requested the teachers go back to work even though the government and unions did not reach an agreement. (The picture, left, is of the beautiful high court building in Hyderabad.)

The strike is over! That is good news for the Rainbow School. Our Usha Madam is back at work. Bad news: No settlement yet. More bad news: There are sharp differences between leadership in the unions. The management troubles will not be over any time soon. This comes at a time when A.P. has a critical shortage of teachers and needs new teachers fast. In a few cases, some government schools do not even have a university-trained teacher. The Rainbow School is lucky to have Usha Madam.

A short list of unions in the area is below (there are a few I have not heard of before).

For a 2008 World Bank study on A.P. teachers, click on this title: "A.P. Randomized Evaluation Study, 2008"

Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APTF)
Andhra Pradesh State Teachers’ Union (APSTU)
Democratic Teacher's Union (DTU)
Democratic Teachers Front (DTF)
Progressive Recognised Teachers' Union (PRTU)
State Teachers Union (STU)
United Teachers Front (UTF)
Upadhyaya Sanghala Porata Samithi -- Andhra Pradesh (USPS-AP)

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