Archive for December 2014

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)…