Archive for 2016
Chicago Teacher Union Officials Want Schools Shuttered
In a protest over contract talks Chicago Teacher Union officials are expecting to shut down schools on April 1. Juan Perez Jr. has the story in the Chicago Tribune Online. “We will not…
Read MoreNEA Credit Union Using Taxpayer Money
Mike Antonucci has the story of the NEA Employees Credit Union’s forced closure and how taxpayers will foot the bill. The National Credit Union Administration closed down the Education Associations Federal…
Read MoreDem Candidates Dodge Teacher Union Issue
Both Senator Clinton and Senator Sanders ignored the question of teacher union power in last night’s debates. Perhaps that is because they have both accepted forced-dues contributions from both the…
Read MoreAllentown Taxpayers Challenge Teacher Union Official Time
Allentown, Pennsylvania taxpayers are challenging the practice of footing the bill for union officials who work outside the classroom on union business. This practice has been negotiated into thousands of…
Read MoreWho’s Boosting Hillary?
Is teacher union political spending and activity making a difference in the presidential primaries? Mike Antonucci has some interesting insights in Intercepts. It is important to keep in mind that teachers who are forced…
Read MoreMichigan Teachers Union Violating Right to Work Law
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation assists public school teachers after Ann Arbor Education Association union officials illegally demanded ‘mandatory’ union fees With free legal assistance from National Right…
Read MoreWest Virginia Nation’s 26th Right to Work State
Teachers and all workers in West Virginia, are celebrating the freedom a Right to Work Law brings. The law, passed on February 16, will take effect in May, allowing all…
Read MoreFriedrichs’ Impact on Education Reform
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the most important case to affect teachers in decades, could be greatly influence by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. A confluence of…
Read MoreTeacher Union And Student Rally Against Charter Schools
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten and union sympathizers conducted a “walk-in” today, protesting, in particular, the Los Angeles School District’s attempt to expand charter schools in the district. …
Read MoreChicago Teacher Union Official Hypocrisy
It’s difficult to believe teacher union officials crusade against corporations when their ownsalaries and compensation, paid for via forced dues and taxes. Larry Sand has the story in Unionwatch.org.Chicago, long known…
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