“So you tell me how I can possibly separate NEA’s collective bargaining efforts from politics—you just can’t. It’s all politics.”   General Counsel Bob Chanin, National Education Association (NEA) union  [On June 26th, 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with its ruling in favor of Mark Janus and against forced unionism; see Janus v. AFSCME]


“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children.”   President Albert Shanker, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union