Archive for July 2015
Another Reason for Right to Work
The Detroit News Opinion Columnist, Ingrid Jacques, emphasizes another reason all teachers should have Right to Work. The National Education Association, which boasts 3 million members, says its mission is “advancing…
Read MoreWEAC Fire Sale
Act 10, which severely curbed monopoly bargaining rights, including forced dues, granted Wisconsin teacher Right to Work privileges. Four years later the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), Wisconsin’s largest teacher…
Read MoreMonopoly Bargaining Strips Union Nonmembers of ‘Valuable . . . Rights’
Stan Greer, Program Director for the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, reviews Supreme Court decisions which have acknowledged union nonmembers are denied valuable rightsunder monopoly bargaining contracts. For more…
Read MoreDemocracy – AFT Style
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union officials endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, much to the dismay of members and forced-dues payers. AFT officials are not worried because, except in 25…
Read MoreCindy Omlin: Unions Should Earn Members
CEAFU Key Leader Cindy Omlin shares her thoughts on compulsory unionism. Her words are especially relevant as the Friedrichs case before the Supreme Court and teachers prepare to return to school next month. Thousands…
Read MoreMO Lt. Gov. Fights for Right to Work
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is calling for public debates on a Missouri Right to Work law. Jo Mannies has the story on St. Louis Public Radio Online. Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter…
Read MoreNEA Convention Ruled by Labor Rules
Mike Antonucci gives his insights on the annual NEA Convention’s Representative Assembly on Intercepts at eiaonline.com. The good news is we won’t be here until the wee hours of tomorrow morning.…
Read MoreAgency Shop – A Reminder
The Friedrichs case, which the Supreme Court will decide next year, builds on the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s Knox v. SEIU and Harris v. Quinn cases, could…
Read MoreRelease Time on the Taxpayer’s Dime
Larry Sand writes a revealing expose on the issue of release time for public employees, citing monopoly bargaining as the root of the scheme to line union officials’ pockets. In St.…
Read MoreMore on the Friedrichs Case
Mike Antonucci’s take on the upcoming Friedrichs case the Supreme Court will decide next year. Building on the majority opinions in Knox v. SEIU and Harris v. Quinn, both National Right to Work…
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