Archive for October 2018
PA Legislators Wrestling with Forced Dues Laws
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania legislature is wrestling with the state’s forced dues laws which were voided by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus v AFSCME ruling. David Lemery has…
Read MoreEducationMinnesota Going all out for Vote
Education Minnesota officials are going all out to get the votes they want by encouraging teachers to vote in the coming elections. The officials blame the National Right to Work…
Read MorePennsylvania Teachers Get Tough With The Foundation’s Janus Decision Behind Them
In an ongoing case challenging the constitutionality of mandatory union payments, a group of Pennsylvania teachers have asked a federal judge to apply the recent landmark Janus Supreme Court, won by attorneys…
Read MoreMore than 87,000 Teachers Free Since Janus
Mike Antonucci reports what the NEA isn’t telling the public of the effects of the Janus decision in the 74million.org. More than 87,000 teachers who were forced to pay dues are freed…
Read MoreForced Dues for Politics Continues
Larry Sand discusses how teacher union officials continue to pour millions of forced-dues dollars into politics and get away with it in The City Journal. While many teachers may wish to…
Read MoreWashington State School Boards Knuckle Under to Teacher Union Demands
Bruce Elliott outlines how Washington School Board members are knuckling under pressure from teacher union officials in carrying out the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision in goskagit.com. School boards in Skagit…
Read MoreMaryland Teacher Union Officials Sue over Apples
The Maryland State Education Association is suing Governor Larry Hogan over the use of an apple logo. Mike Antonucci puts a humorous spin on the story. The Maryland State Education Association is…
Read MoreExclusive Representation Represents No One But Union Officials
It may be difficult to believe, but not even all union members get represented under exclusive representation contracts. The only members truly represented are teacher union officials themselves. Larry Sand has the…
Read MoreTeacher Unions Do Not Equal Quality Education
Despite the recent furor over #RedforEd, teacher union officials and members running for office, and teacher union boasts about how their membership has rallied since the Janus decision, apparently the…
Read MoreWashington Teacher Union Officials Violate Bargained Contract
Teacher union officials led an informal strike at Seattle’s Garfield High School on September 28 of this year. If they will not abide by a contract they negotiated, what good…
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