Archive for 2017
NEA Troubles in Nevada
Mike Antonucci has the scoop on the Nevada Education Association and its affiliate (or maybe not) the Clark County Education Association, in the 74milllion.org. The Clark County Education Association, representing 10,000…
Read MoreIowa Teacher Union Files Suit Against Bargaining Law
In a desperate attempt to keep teachers corralled in their monopoly bargaining contracts, Iowa State Education Association officials have filed suit against the new monopoly bargaining law instead of using…
Read MoreTeachers Taste Right to Work Freedom in Michigan
Teachers in Michigan are enjoying the freedom brought by the Right to Work Law passed in 2012. Tim Skubick has the story on wlns.com. The Michigan Education Association is bleeding membership among…
Read MoreIowa Teachers Stuck with Unwanted Representation
Despite the change in Iowa’s public sector bargaining laws, some teachers will still be forced to undergo union representation they did not vote for. Briana PFannenstiel has the story in the Des…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Forced Union Fees
Good Morning, Please see below the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision to take the Janus v. AFSCME case. Worker Advocate: Injustice to the Free…
Read More20170926-VT Legislators Call for Teacher Strike Ban
The latest strike in the Burlington School district last week was the last straw for some Vermont legislators. Peter Hirshfield has the story on Vermontnpr.net. The Burlington teacher strike is over, but it’s…
Read MoreThe Negative Correlation Between Learning and Monopoly Bargaining
David Griffith, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Senior Research and Policy Associate, has drawn a connection between student learning, teacher absenteeism and monopoly bargaining in his latest study, Teacher Absenteeism in…
Read MoreJoe Banning and Kurt Wright Introduce No Strike Bill in Vermont
Two Vermont legislators are dissatisfied enough to do something about teacher union officials right ot call strikes in Vermont. Amy Ash Nixon has the story in the Citizen Tribune online.…
Read MoreBurlington Teacher Union President Confused About Meaning of Education
The Burlington, (Vermont) Education Association has been on strike since last Thursday, September 14. While garnering more than her fair share of media attention, teacher union President Fran Brock cannot…
Read MoreSan Juan Island Teachers End Strike
Allison Sundell and Liza Javier, KINGTV, have the story. Striking San Juan Island teachers ratified a new contract Monday afternoon, ending a four-day strike that began Friday. Classes for the…
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