Archive for 2014
Collaborative 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…
Read MoreWisconsin GOP Vote to Promote Right to Work and Charter Schools
While the Wisconsin state Republican convention delegates voted to oppose Common Core standards in the Badger State, they also voted in favor of school choice and promoting a Right to…
Read MoreNew York City Labor Boss Criticizes Teacher Deal
An inter-union battle may be brewing in New York City as teacher union bosses attempt to obtain a bigger piece of the pie for teachers. Som of the “uniformed” union bosses are…
Read MoreFormer D. C. Teacher Union President Embraces Vouchers
Former Teacher Union President George Parker has changed his mind about vouchers, believing it should be all about the kids. His editorial appears in The Tennessean. For many years I opposed school…
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