Archive for 2014
Ex-WEAC President’s Prediction?
Ohio Education Association President Becky Higgins, repeats Dan Burkhalter’s words for Ohio members. Burkhalter was president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) when Act 10 was enacted.Neither president is optimistic about the ability…
Read MoreWI Union Official Gets 18 Months
An ex-union official will face 18 months in prison for stealing almost 2 million dollars from, among other sources, the local National Education Association affiliate. He was facing up to 3.5…
Read MoreMEA Officials Collect Lucrative Salaries Despite Membership Decline
Michigan Education Association (MEA) teacher union officials are receiving ever greater salaries despite a drop in membership and an increase in dues fees. Christina Hall has the story in the Detroit…
Read MoreIllinois AFT Union Officials Plan Battle
The three most powerful government employee union officials are gearing up to attempt to preserve their powerful kingdom in Illinois. Currently, union officials can garner tribute from every Illinois public…
Read More“Official Time” Robbing Taxpayers
From the Office of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) comes another report on your tax dollars at work – union work, as a matter of fact. The report’s findings are sobering. In the…
Read MoreWisconsin: Right to Work State # 25?
Chris Kapenga, of Delafield, Wisconsin, is set to introduce a Right to Work when the legislature convenes in January.Todd Richmond has the story on Fox News. A Republican lawmaker promised Tuesday…
Read MorePhiladelpia Teacher Union Monopoly Contract Cancelled
In an effort to improve underperforming schools, the Philadelphia school district has cancelled the monopoly bargaining contract with teachers in that district. Predictably, teacher union officials are grousing about the…
Read MoreMany Wisconsin Teachers Prefer Freedom
Half of Wisconsin teachers eligible for Wisconsin Education Action Council (WEAC) membership prefer freedom over union membership. All Wisconsin teachers have the right to represent themselves, or choose representation through another organization. Those teachers…
Read MoreNEA Political Spending Analyzed
RiShawn Biddle breaks down the National Education Association’s (NEA) political spending (all $132 million of it) in Dropout Nation. IN all but 24 states, the NEA (or any other teacher union)…
Read MoreWisconsin Monopoly Contracts Fading Quickly
The last bastion of monopoly bargaining is quickly disappearing in Wisconsin. After December 13, Dane County public sector unions will be forced to earn dues money, instead of forcing workers…
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