{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Public Education Matters","title":"OEA-R member Marti Franks on the past and future of union activism","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1183,"description":"Marti Franks has had a front row seat to witness and be part of union history, whether that was when she helped form the first union for Catholic school teachers in Michigan, when she became part of OEA's landmark work to ensure what are now known as instructional coaches were paid fairly as the professional educators they are, or even now, in her work as an OEA-Retired member advocating for public education and public school educators. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on the importance of unions in advocating for educators' working conditions and the importance of union activism among young educators as they shape the future of the profession. \nLEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN OHIO | Click here to listen to a Public Education Matters episode from earlier this season as Ohio marked the 40th anniversary of the law that legally protects collective bargaining for public sector employees taking effect in our state.\n\nSUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms, including YouTube. Click here for links for other platforms so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.\nSHARE YOUR FEEDBACK | OEA members have been weighing in on the Public Education Matters podcast and on podcasts in general to help shape the future of OEA's podcast. More feedback is always welcome! Please email educationmatters@ohea.org or complete the podcast survey here.\n\nFeatured Public Education Matters guest: \nMarti Franks, Ohio Education Association-Retired memberBorn in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945, Marti spent the first 17 years of her teaching career in a parochial school and the last 27 in public education at Twinsburg High School. She has always been an education advocate. One of the things...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qLU1HXpO0BWjHZ9wsRqLDb3niD3HIo0pJs38nc-jHtg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTcwLzE2OTEw/ODIxNjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}