Archive for 2013
Now is the Time for Independent Educators
Teacher union membership has decreased significantly in the past few years, paving the way for teacher freedom. If you are a union member who would like to resign your membership,…
Read MoreMichigan Teachers Protest Union Power and Duplicity
The Michigan Education Association has always been one of the most militant teachers unions, but their reign of error over Michigan teachers may be coming to an end. Steeped in…
Read MoreWisconsin School Board Ignores Ruling, Goes Along With Teacher Union Officials
Here is another example of how school boards colude with teacher union officials to keep monopoly bargaining in place, even when state law has prohibited it. Teachers must still endure…
Read MorePro-Act 10 Settlement in Wisconsin Teachers’ Lawsuit Clears Path for Union Recertification Elections
Teachers win right to union recertification elections guaranteed under law Waukesha, WI (December 5, 2013) – The Waukesha County Circuit Court has approved a settlement between five Wisconsin public school…
Read MoreEver wonder where your dues go? Here’s a look at the contract for the NEA National Headquarters employees, in Washington, DC. As Mike Antonucci reminds us, teacher unions are also businesses, and…
Read MoreAnother Union Hypocrisy Example from Michigan
Detroit News’ editorial says it all. Teacher union officials cry foul over representing teachers who are nonmembers under an exclusive representation contract they themselves have foisted on these unwilling teachers. Perhaps…
Read MoreLarry Sand on Teacher Union Officials’ “National Day of Action”
Once again, Larry Sand has his finger on the pulse of teacher union officials’ hypocritical agenda. Corporations cannot force unwilling consumers to pay for services or goods they neither need nor want. Teacher union…
Read MoreMore Michigan teachers protest union’s actions
Michigan’s Right to Work Law is providing teachers with the opportunity they have been looking for, to resign their union membership at any time they wish. Teacher union officials make it…
Read MoreDemocrats for Education Reform Call Teacher Union Officials on the Carpet
Joe Williams, Executive Director for Democrats for Education Reform, and Tim Daly, of education reform group, TNTP, insist teacher union officials shoulder part of the blame for the sad state of New…
Read MoreGovernment Employee Pension Funds Force Bankruptcy
An editorial in USA Today reviews the bad news about government employee union pension funds, which are seriously underfunded in many cities and states. It is interesting to note that all of…
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