America's Work Force Union Podcast

Pandemic-weary, teachers experiencing ‘May tired’ exhaustion

Written by awfblog | November 16, 2021

Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) President Melissa Cropper joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how teachers and school staff are already feeling “May tired” — the feeling of exhaustion teachers typically experience at the end of the year. Due to stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some teachers are already feeling exhausted and wondering how they will cope with three quarters of the school year remaining.

Cropper also talked about teachers at two Ohio charter schools — Summit Academy in Lorain and Menlo Park Academy in Cleveland — who filed for union elections to join the Cleveland Area Charter Teachers and Staff (Cleveland ACTS), an OFT affiliated union.

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.