Strikes, Union Activity

In a forced-dues state like Delaware, Mark Murphy gallantly fought the “good fight” and lost to teacher union official power.  Here’s his story, as told to Nick Tabor in nymag.com/thejob. I was…

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s legislature is currently considering a bill which would ban teacher union officials from remaining on the school district’s payroll. Currently, teacher union officials enjoy a rare …

With all their political spending and power, New Jersey teacher union bosses are finding it difficult to change the legislature. Andrew Seidman has the story on philly.com. New Jersey’s largest teachers’ union…

Charter schools in New York will receive increased funding, from Chalkbeat.org New York. More than a week after the state’s budget deadline, lawmakers resolved their differences on education with a per-pupil increase…

While the landmark Supreme Court case, Rebecca Friedrichs v. CTA case never came to fruition due to the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia, there are several other cased working their way…

Brenda Iasevoli reviews a Vanderbilt University merit pay study in Education Week online.  Teacher union opposition to merit pay is widespread because it conflicts with the idea of exclusive monopoly representation.  In…

Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, described as an ally of the Chicago Teacher Union, has filed charges against the Noble Network of Charter Schools accusing the schools of…

A Connecticut Superior Court judge has upheld a Freedom of Information Commission ruling allowing date from teacher evaluations to be made public and diminish teacher union power to keep poor…