[PapaBear3625]

...any wrong move and they’re fired.. you’re kidding right?

You're confusing new, probationary, teachers with union teachers with tenure. A unionized teacher with tenure is very hard to fire. A new teacher in her probationary period, or in a non-union environment that doesn't have tenure, is another story.

And I would guess that "wrong move" applies more to workplace politics and kissing up to the people who decide to retain you, than educational performance.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

I don't like to paint any picture with a broad brush. That said, I would bet that a high percentage of teachers voted for Obama. By doing so, they screwed me and many others, for their own perceived best interest. I have always supported good pay for teachers, but when I see unionized workers who spend many less hours on the job than I do casting their vote for an administration that is pushing class war - and vilifying me - I can no longer muster empathy for them.

[SkyDancer]

See my post on teachers being fired. I searched on: Teachers Fired Because ... came up with interesting reasons.