Archive for 2017
Florida 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…
Read MoreForced Dues Represent Forced Causes
It Bears Repeating. Kaye Hardiman, in the Washington Examiner Red Alert, comments further on teachers supporting causes they do not believe in with forced dues, and the possible impact of the Janus…
Read MoreCalifornia Here Janus Comes
While many union officials have taken a serious look at the freedom the Janus decision could make, California union officials seem to be welcoming the challenge. Dean Kuipers, Capital and Main,…
Read MoreJoy Overbeck takes on Automatic Dues Deduction and Official Time
Joy Overbeck in Townhall, writes on how taxpayers are unwittingly spending millions to finance campaigns against politicians they may not agree with through teachers union dues. School board elections are rife…
Read MorePA School Code Bill Will Reform Teacher Layoff Rules
Pennsylvania teachers will no longer be subject to seniority rules when it comes to layoffs. Instead, teachers will be rated according to performance when it comes to reducing staff. Kathleen J.…
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