Archive for May 2014
7,000 Michigan Teachers Not Paying Dues
Doug Pratt, Director of Member and Political Engagement for the Michigan Education Association (MEA), admitted on Michigan Public Radio that 7,000 Michigan teacher members had not yet paid their dues,…
Read MoreHarris Decision is Imminent
The Supreme Court Case, Harris V. Quinn, brought by the National Right to Work Foundation, could decide the fate of public employees across America, and may be decided by the end of…
Read MoreCourt to Decide Teacher Union Dues Case
With free legal advice from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Ohio teachers will receive a partial refund of dues they were forced to pay to the Ohio…
Read MoreCollaborative Communications: A Better Way
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism’s (CEAFU) mission to free teachers from compulsory unionism includes exposing the compulsory nature of monopoly bargaining, even when it occurs in Right To Work states.…
Read MoreOhio Teachers Suffer Harrassment During Strike
Ohio teachers who crossed a picket line last year during a 2-month long strike, are still being targeted by union officials, who are demanding names and addresses, after days of…
Read More2014 Presenters for the 39th Annual Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism Conference
CEAFU 2014 Conference All Star Line-Up (in order of appearance) (click here to download the schedule) Larry Sand, California Teachers Empowerment Network Larry Sand began his teaching career in New York…
Read MoreKaren Lewis: Money For Pension Funds, Not Schools
For Karen Lewis, Chicago Teacher Union president, it’s never about the kids. In her latest jeremiad she criticizes officials for putting education budge money into opening charters and turning around…
Read MoreNYC Teacher Union Bosses Consider Buyouts for “Rubber Room” Teachers
An internal Department of Education memorandum outlines a plan to offer buyouts to “rubber room” teachers. These teachers remain on the payroll, but spend their days in school doing anything…
Read MoreNevada AFL-CIO Refuses State NEA’s Tax Hike Request8
The Nevada State Education Association has hit a bump in the road in its quest for more education money through taxes. In a surprising lack of solidarity, the Nevada AFL-CIO has…
Read More“. . . Philadelphia students are being abandoned at the intersection of greed and power.”
Tom Rogan takes on teacher union official power and greed, as well as the Superintendent of Schools in Philadelphia. The story is in the National Review. Last Friday, the Philadelphia superintendent…
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