EDUCATION belongs in TEACHERS' Hands Not Union Bosses'
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism
Protecting the Rights of American Educators
Who Said ...
"So, you tell me how I can possibly separate NEA’s collective bargaining efforts from politics—you just can’t. It’s all politics."
Bob Chanin, Then-NEA General Counsel
“Unions Pull Out Stops for Elections,” Jeff Archer, Education Week, 11/2/2000
Who Said ...
“We (The NEA) want a legislative program led by leaders and staff with sufficient clout that they may roam the halls of Congress and collect votes to reorder the priorities of the United States of America."
Terry Herndon, Then-Executive NEA Director
National Education Association Union (NEA) -- at the 1978 NEA Convention
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU.org) News
Helping Educators Regain Control Let's Return the Focus to Education
CEAFU.org programs shifted public discourse from supporting the 60's Big Labor Education Model to a growing acknowledgement that the primary impediments to education reform are Union Official's with Monopoly Bargaining a.k.a. so-called "Collective Bargaining " powers.
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU) is a special project of the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Inc. The National Right To Work Foundation argued and won the Janus v. AFSCME case that essential gave all public school teachers the Right To Work, that is the choice not to have to pay union fees and dues as a condition of employment.
Teacher Union Strikes and Other Union Activities
Historic Triple Strike Looms at LAUSD: Unions Set to Shut Down Schools for 390,000 Students on April 14
Sacramento St. Hope Educators Ask Federal Labor Board to Hold Vote to Eject SCTA Union Officials
Reforms Help Teachers Ditch Unwanted Unions
Sacramento St. Hope Educators Ask Federal Labor Board to Hold Vote to Eject SCTA Union Officials
Preuss School Teachers Union Strikes at UC San Diego, Students Left in the Middle of Disruption
Teacher Union Strike Disrupts West Contra Costa Schools, Leaving Students Caught in the Middle
Moses Lake Teacher Strike Shuts Down Schools, Raises Legal and Safety Concerns for Educators and Families
Illegal IBEW-led Teacher Strike Forces Closure of Highlander Charter School, State Warns of Serious Consequences
Politically Charged Union Bosses Push Harvard Custodians Into Strike Without a Member Vote
Teacher Breaks with Union Leadership Over Opposition to Parental Rights Initiatives
Politically Charged Protests Overshadow Contract Talks as AFSCME 3299 Continues Strike Across UC Campuses
Strike at HACC Leaves Students Stranded, Union Bosses’ Tactics Under Scrutiny
Union Bosses at WPI Push Strike Over Supposedly “Drastic” Changes in Job Descriptions
California Public Teachers’ Monopoly Bargaining Laws
Virginia Public Teachers’ Monopoly Bargaining Laws
Question: What if I want to work during a strike?
Answer: If strikes by public school employees are legal, then you should not be a union member to work during a strike to avoid union penalties.
Bringing Freedom from Compulsory Unionism to United States Educators since 1968
We believe it is essential that educators receive reliable and objective information about the NEA and AFT political and classroom controls over education in America today, as well as, what you as a current or future teacher can do about it.