Union Membership, Retention, Emotional, and Physical Safety for Pre-K–12 Trans School Workers of Color

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Four
  In Roundtable Session: Trans-Formative Narratives: Expanding the Educational Landscape (Table 6)

Abstract

At a time when there is a teacher shortage, this study uses data from a sample of 296 trans PK-12 school workers in the United States and Canada. Using a QuantCrit analytical lens, intersectionality, and trans studies as frameworks, we look at differences in union membership for BIPOC trans workers across race/ethnicity, country, gender, and years of experience. Outcomes measured include retention, emotional, and physical safety. Results show that union membership predicts retention, emotional safety, and physical safety, and there were significant interaction effects for BIPOC trans workers in unions. We show that unionization does not only benefit all trans workers, but it does so on a larger extent for the most vulnerable: trans workers of color.

Authors

• Mario I Suárez, Utah State University
  Presenting Author

• Mollie McQuillan, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  Presenting Author

• Harper B. Keenan, University of British Columbia
  Presenting Author

• Lee Iskander, University of British Columbia
  Presenting Author

• Bishop Owis, University of British Columbia
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