Archive for 2018
New Jersey Teachers Challenge Union Window Period
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus v AFSCME case was in play for two New Jersey teachers when the local union they were forced to support, refused to refund…
Read More“You Cant Force People to Support Political Speech”
William Messenger, the attorney who argued the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus v. AFSCME case, thinks it’s just fine that only a few members have opted out in a…
Read MoreBeyond Janus -What’s Next Against Compulsory Unionism
The National Right to work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus v AFSCME case gave teachers the freedom to refrain from union membership if they chose to do so. This decision gives teacher union…
Read MoreWisconsin’s Reforms Raised Student Achievement. That’s a REAL Achievement!
Reforms that raise student achievement are real achievements, good for teachers, parents, and most of all, students! Wisconsin state Senator Terry Moulton reflects on the success of Wisconsin’s Act 10 reforms in…
Read MoreFirst Charter School Strike Likely Soon in Illinois
Apparently teacher union officials do not hate charter schools enough to refuse to move in and force charter school employees to endure their forced representation. Both the NEA and AFT…
Read MoreMike Antonucci Sorts Educators Running for Office
In his “7 Questions for Educators Running for Office,” Mike Antonucci separates the wheat from the chaff in the NEA’s framing of this issue, just in time for the November 6 elections. …
Read MorePA 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…
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