Strikes, Union Activity

United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) are picketing over the District’s budget. Sympathetic board member Richard Vladovic claims they believe the district has more money or is not spending it…

Matt Mc Lean reports on a 24-college teacher strike in Canada on big101fm.com. Faculty at 24 Ontario colleges have gone on strike, affecting more than 500-thousand students. The Ontario Public Services…

Malcolm A. Kline has some revealing comments about the New Jersey Education Association’s top union official in Accuracy in Academia.  New Jersey Education Association Executive Director Ed Richardson reported an income…

Larry Sand makes the case for merit or incentive pay in the California Policy Center while teacher union officials defend a pay structure that rewards even ineffective teachers and awards…

Larry Sand channels Steve Jobs on teacher unions and education on californiapolicycenter.org. A 1995 interview with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs has just resurfaced and is available on YouTube. While the interview,…

Mike Antonucci has the scoop on the Nevada Education Association and its affiliate (or maybe not) the Clark County Education Association, in the 74milllion.org. The Clark County Education Association, representing 10,000…

In a desperate attempt to keep teachers corralled in their monopoly bargaining contracts, Iowa State Education Association officials have filed suit against the new monopoly bargaining law instead of using…

Teachers in Michigan are enjoying the freedom brought by the Right to Work Law passed in 2012. Tim Skubick has the story on wlns.com. The Michigan Education Association is bleeding membership among…

Despite the change in Iowa’s public sector bargaining laws, some teachers will still be forced to undergo union representation they did not vote for. Briana PFannenstiel has the story in the Des…