Archive for 2014
NY Union President Scams Teachers
There was another incident involving a teacher union official stealing thousands of dues dollars in another forced-dues state, New York. The Empire State has mandatory, compulsory monopoly bargaining and forced dues. …
Read MoreNew Jersey Teacher Union Treasurer Charged with Stealing Dues
The Barnegat Education Association teacher union treasurer was arrested for theft after it was discovered that more than $20,000 in dues dollars were missing from the union’s accounts. It is…
Read MorePerformance Pay Attracts Best Teachers
Ben de Grow discusses performance-based pay systems and why they will attract the best teaching candidates, in the Greeley Tribune. The current system, in widespread use nationally, is broken and inefficient. It’s…
Read MoreUnion Charter School Faring Badly
A New York charter school, run by United Federation of Teachers union officials, illustrates how even charter schools cannot flourish under a monopoly bargaining contact. Originally developed as an innovative reform,…
Read More2014 Elections Referendum on Teacher Union Power
Teacher union officials spent millions of dollars in an attempt to elect handpicked candidates willing to do their bidding, but most were soundly defeated in favor of candidates who will…
Read MoreA Different Philadelphia Story
Larry Sand, President of the California Teacher Empowerment Network, and relentless teacher union critic, tells the story of the great Philadelphia experiment, where the teacher union monopoly bargaining contract is…
Read MoreDoes California Teachers Association Unions Spend for their Members?
Mike Antonucci explores how California Teachers Association officials spend dues on the candidates of their choosing, not the candidates their members might choose. The California Teachers Association will end up throwing…
Read MoreTeacher Union PAC Video Offends Both Parties
A teacher union PAC campaign mailer has shocked and offended people of all political persuasions this campaign season. Ken Lovett of the New York Daily News reports on the video presented by New…
Read MoreCalifornia Teachers Forced to Support Unwanted Candidates
Teachers who are forced to pay dues in California are also forced into supporting candidates they may not choose to vote for, as their dues money is funnelled into 2014…
Read MoreConnecticut Teachers Union Ignores PAC Recommendations
The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) has voted to endorse incumbent Democrat Governor Daniel Malloy, despite the recommendation of its PAC. Jay Poppa, a union official himself, has the story in socialistworker.org.…
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