Archive for 2015
CA Teacher Union Hegemony Challenged
A third lawsuit in as many years will once again challenge exclusive representation and the power base of the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers. StudentsFirst.org, an…
Read MoreUnion Boss Pay and Forced Dues
The Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees’ salary is paid not only by teachers, but taxpayers and other public employees. This is not unusual. Neither is the…
Read MoreConvicted Teacher Union Official Writes Book
A former Pennsylvania teacher union president and regional director for political action, Lisa Barrett, was convicted of embezzling $60,000 from her union. Pennsylvania allows teacher union officials to force teachers…
Read MoreWisconsin Teachers Win Again
Wisconsin teachers Carrie Ann Glembocki and Kristi LaCroix have won their case, and teachers in Wisconsin are one step closer to freedom. With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation…
Read MoreTaxpayers Fund Washington Union Official
Taxpayers are subsidizing a Yakima, Washington teacher union official’s salary for time spent on union official business, in direct violation of Washington state law, and the school board seems to…
Read MoreUnion Charter School Closing
Teacher union officials dismissed the idea of school choice and charter schools until they realized it was a perfect opportunity to co-opt and control the charter school movement Starting with what seemed…
Read MoreWisconsin 25th Right To Work State
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a Right to Work bill today, making Wisconsin the 25th Right to Work state, and the third to be passed in 3 years. While Wisconsin…
Read MoreIllinois Gov. Decries Union Political Spending
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner criticizes teacher unions for spending money to elect politicians who then sit across the table from them and negotiate public sector contracts, calling for the prohibition…
Read MoreDo 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…
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