Couldn't unions have made efforts to argue that Prop 227 was not only an attack on _working-class children_ but also a threat to teachers, that is, _workers_, and finally another ammunition used by the Right to erode _public education_ as well?
Couldn't a joint battle against 226/227 have been an excellent testing ground for those labor organizers and educators who've been talking about 'social movement unionism' (against business unionism) for a while?
Don't unions think that those immigrant households--both parents and children--are among the most important places to go to if they want to increase union members?
Yoshie