Archive for 2017
NEA Will Not Work With Federal Government
Hailed as a victory for school reform, NEA president Lily Eskelson Garcia has declared she will not work with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Check out the details in Wall Street…
Read MoreCalifornia Pension Crisis and Teacher Unions
Teacher union officials’ greed has led some schools to have to extract money from their budgets in order to fund teacher retirements. This action adds to the pile that belies…
Read MoreWho you gonna believe?
Larry Sand takes on teacher union naysayers and their myths on charter schools, in the California Policy Center. The National Education Association, falling right into line with state affiliate CTA, relentlessly…
Read MoreUnion Staff Pickets Employer
Union staff members who picket their union employer at NEA’s annual convention. Mike Antonucci has the story in Intercepts. A note: for the first time in 19 years, Mike has not met…
Read MoreNEA Friend of Education Does Not Match NEA’s Attitude
LeVar Burton, NEA’s Friend of Education for 2017, clearly believes in private school choice, while NEA teacher union officials are working to eradicate the concept. Mike Antonucci’s short but hits a bull’s…
Read MoreNEA President – We Have the Power
NEA President Lily Eskelson addressed the 2017 Representative Assembly proudly proclaimed the NEA’s power, but failed to mention the damage that power can do. While referring specifically to President Trump and Secretary…
Read MoreObjectors to Pay More for Causes They Object To
Although they are not teachers, this case out of California illustrates the challenge all public sector employees face in states where they can be forced to pay dues. Steven Greenhut has the…
Read MoreJuly 04, 2017
A Very Happy Independence Day to all, and especially to those teachers who labor under the yoke of forced dues. Right to Work gives them the freedom to choose. We…
Read MoreFoundation attorneys Defend Massachusetts Teachers in Forced Dues Case
From the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, of which CEAFU is a Special Project. With free legal assistance from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, a…
Read MoreTeacher Union Power – Big Apple Style
The United Federation of Teachers has bullied their way to the top of the political mountain in the Big Apple. Aaron Short has the story in the New York Post. There is…
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