This essay aims to research how the discussion within the two big teacher unions in Sweden has looked in three different issues. The researched issues are the question of individual and differentiated wages, the question of teacher certification and the question of career opportunities for teachers. Previous research has shown that the teacher profession has been individualized in some aspects, and through an idea analysis I investigate how this is shown in the discussion within the unions. From my material – protocols from four different congresses – I draw the conclusion that the idea of individualisation is strong from the union boards and more mixed from the members. The question of individual and differentiated wages is the issue with the biggest spread of ideas and opinions in the union discussion, while the question of teacher certification is the closest to consensus.