Class Wars is the story of the colorful and often controversial people who transformed the Washington Education Association from a staid professional association ruled by school administrators into the state's most powerful public-sector labor union. Based on internal documents and more than sixty interviews, this book chronicles how teachers and other education employees took control of the WEA and advanced the common cause of members, school children, and education reform throughout Washington state. Authors Steve Kink and John Cahill are former WEA officials who not only witnessed this revolution but often played leadership roles as it unfolded. They describe this important chapter in state education history with candor, humor and insight. Class Wars is required reading for everyone with a stake in the future of Washington's public schools.
- ISBN10 0295984635
- ISBN13 9780295984636
- Publish Date 1 August 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 February 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Washington Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English