Archive for February 2015
Do Teacher Unions Speak for their Members?
Larry Sand, President of California Teacher Empowerment Network’s comments on teacher union membership losses in Unionwatch.org Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics informed us that in 2014 –…
Read MoreWEAC’s Not the Only One
Apparently other Wisconsin public sector unions are reeling from the curtailment in the scope of monopoly bargaining (Act 10), as reflected in the staggering membership losses experienced by other public…
Read MoreWEAC Desperate for Power
Passage of Act 10 gave Wisconsin teachers the power to refrain from supporting or joining a teachers’ labor union in order to get or keep a job. With a 50%…
Read MoreRauner “Destroying” Us
Illinois teacher union official Matthew Johansson is accusing Governor Rauner of destroying unions with his executive order issued last Monday, freeing teachers and other state employees from having to pay forced…
Read MoreLarry Sand Reflects on Harris v. Quinn
California Teacher Empowerment Network founder Larry Sand comments on the impact of the Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court case, brought by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, and…
Read MoreNEA – What’s Left?
Mike Antonucci discusses a teacher union ideology move further left. Here’s the story in the Communiqué. Recent events dictate we revisit the possibility that teachers’ unions will revitalize themselves by moving…
Read MoreRauner Frees Illinois State Employees
Washington, DC (February 10, 2015) – The National Right to Work Foundation is offering free legal aid to public employees seeking to exercise their right to refrain from paying union dues…
Read MoreNEA On the Way Out?
As usual, Mike Antonucci’s insight into National Education Association union officials’ mindset is laser-like, and priceless. Denying membership losses while membership numbers continue to decline, teacher union officials are once again…
Read MoreWisconsin Teacher Union Membership Declines
Mike Antonucci, Education Intelligence Agency, reviews the Wisconsin Education Association Council’s LM-2. All unions representing private sector employees must file an LM-2 disclosure form with the U. S. Department of…
Read MoreIllinois Union Officials Collect Teacher Pensions
In a complicated scheme, Illinois teacher union officials can keep their teacher retirement plans even though they have only spent one day in the classroom. Although the systems was supposed…
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