Florida Teachers Say They Were ‘Coerced’ to Join Union Amid Membership Push

Organizers for the United Teachers of Dade allegedly ‘bullied’ two teachers who did not want to join the union.

A school bus is parked at a depot in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on April 19, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Two Florida teachers have accused a Miami-Dade County teachers union of strong-arming them into joining its ranks amid the state’s adoption of higher certification standards for unions.

Two Nov. 13 complaints filed with the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) and obtained by The Epoch Times charge that organizers for United Teachers of Dade (UTD) cornered two public school teachers during work hours to “coerce” them into joining and paying dues.