Strikes, Union Activity
Brian Golas: Teachers unions don’t serve students
A union member speaks out in the Providence Journal Online. By Brian Golas I’m a teacher at Coventry High School and have been teaching for 23 years. As a member of…
Read MoreLarry Sand: Tax Freedom Day and Teacher Union Power
CEAFU Key Leader Larry Sand finds a correlation with teacher union power and a later Tax Freedom Day (TFD) in the California Policy Center. In 1900, Tax Freedom Day was January 22nd,…
Read MoreNew Palm Beach Union President May Reform Election Rules
If a union serves the needs of its members there is no reason to force teachers to join. If it does not serve is members’ needs it should be allowed…
Read MoreDallas School Board Election Reflects Union Official Involvement
Teacher union officials are involved in another school board election in Dallas, Pennsylvania. A strike last year has caused unrest in the district and teacher union officials have taken advantage…
Read MoreWhoever Turned Down a Raise?
Once again, teacher union officials are proving they do not speak for their members by rejecting an offered raise. It would be interesting to know how those union members are…
Read MoreLA School Board Race Rife with Teacher Union Dollars
California teachers are subject to mandatory monopoly bargaining and compulsory unionism already. They must either pay forced dues or become a member. For those agency-fee-paying teachers, their money may be…
Read MoreDo Unions Speak for Their Members?
From the archives: A union member aims accusations of “dirty games” at his own union. Florida is a Right to Work state so teachers have a choice as to whether…
Read MoreUniversity of Illinois Springfield Strike
University of Illinois, Springfield, teacher union officials led a one day strike. Dawn Rhodes has the story in the Chicago Tribune. University of Illinois, Springfield, teacher union officials led a one…
Read MoreMike Antonucci on Michigan Window Period
In order to retain their power, teacher union officials have long used “window periods,” often a few days or weeks before the beginning of the school year, to keep teachers…
Read MoreSchool Board Member Plays to Teacher Union Officials
Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe’s /Chief of Staff, Peter Sterling, also serves as a Montpelier School Board member, but his sentiments are obviously on the side of teacher union…
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