A Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last May has the nation’s third-largest teachers union facing what was once unthinkable — extinction.

The United Teachers of Dade — which represents 25,000 Miami school workers — has suddenly found itself scrambling for survival after nearly 50 years at the helm.

“This is a very real existential threat,” said Allison Beattie, Director of Labor Relations at the Freedom Foundation, a conservative union watchdog. “This would be a blow not just to this union, but to the influence of teachers unions across the country.”

Asserting that educator unions were increasingly out of touch with their members, DeSantis passed legislation that ended the practice of automatically deducting dues from paychecks.

[Wave buh-bye! ~ Beege]