Journal of Education and Psychology

The purpose of this research is to investigate secondary school teachers' attitudes towards teachers' union participation and strikes. In total, 410 teachers are surveyed and interviewed in this study. The results show that:

1. Those teachers who have a higher level of job satisfaction and who commit more to their schools tend to be male, married, older in age, and/or have served longer on the job;
2. Those teachers who are more satisfied with their job are less likely to strike.,
3. Those teachers who are willing to join the teachers' union are more likely to use strikes as a means of expressing their discontent;
4. Most teachers who are willing to join the teachers' union slightly agree that, if necessary, they would strike to protect their job;
5. Most of the teachers surveyed agree that strikes have damaging effects on the educational system and the society;
6. Most teachers slightly disagree that strikes are rational, and slightly agree that those who join the strikes should be punished.

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