Archive for November 2017
First Merits Brief Filed in Janus Case
The Janus case has begun. Yesterday, attorneys for Illinois public servant Mark Janus filed the first merits brief in the Supreme Court case, Janus v. AFSCME. The brief asks the High Court to recognize that…
Read MoreSeattle School Bus Drivers Cause Havoc for Students, Parents
Teamsters Local 174 has gone on strike, stranding thousands of students and inconveniencing their parents. Check out the story on KOMONews.com. Thousands of parents are figuring out how to get their…
Read MoreFlorida Teacher Union Officials Sue Over Bonuses
Florida Education Association teacher union officials are attempting to sue the state over bonuses based on teacher performance. News Service of Florida has the story in the Sun Sentinel online. U.S. District…
Read MoreMassachusetts Teacher Union Officials Mix it Up With Superintendent
Mike Antonucci has the story, complete with police report excerpts, of a skirmish between teacher union officials in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Superintendent and a school principal. Police escorted Jennifer Salmon, Chelmsford…
Read MoreFlorida Teacher Union Officials Work the Rule
Freedom-loving teachers deplore the phrase. The Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association is conducting a “work to the rule” protest in Florida. Teacher union officials are not happy with the district’s relationship with…
Read MoreNJEA Tries Pulling the Wool Over Members’ Eyes
To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. —Thomas Jefferson “So you tell me how…
Read MoreThe Sins of NJEA Teacher Union Officials Visited Upon Members
Many New Jersey politicians are calling for New Jersey Education Association teacher union officials to step down. And many of their members agree. The politicians agree: it’s not the TEACHER…
Read MoreTexas AFT Affiliate’s Schemes Involve Superintendent, Charters
The 74million.org has obtained emails from the El Paso Federation of Teachers, an American Federation of Teachers/AFL-CIO local affiliate, implicating the local in some nefarious plots. Beth Hawkins has the story on…
Read MoreSeattle School Bus Drivers Cause Havoc for Students, Parents
Teamsters Local 174 has gone on strike, stranding thousands of students and inconveniencing their parents. Check out the story on KOMONews.com. Thousands of parents are figuring out how to get their…
Read MoreWill Millennials Save Unions?
Mike Antonucci predicts it will be a difficult conjuring trick for unions if the Supreme Court upholds Janus v. AFSCME, even with Millennials’ generally favorable attitude towards unions . Observers see both crisis…
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