Archive for 2019
Public Employees Deprived of Stolen Dues Refunds in California
Under the 2018 National Right to Work Legal Foundation-won Janus v. AFSCME Local 31 landmark Supreme Court ruling, public employees won the right to discontinue having to pay dues to a labor…
Read MoreDebunking the Charter School For-Profit Myth
Larry Sand looks into the teacher unions’ claims about for-profit charter schools on the California Policy Center. Among the many vapid rallying cries in the 2019 presidential follies is the one…
Read MoreCalifornia Teachers Association – Lessons in Hypocrisy
Mike Antonucci reveals all sorts of discrepancies in what the California Teachers Association (CTA) says in its Handbook and its public actions in the laschoolreport.com. With 310,000 members, more than 400 employees…
Read MoreElizabeth Warren, Charter Schools and the NEA
Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren tells NEA teacher union officials just what they want to hear. Rick Moran has the story on pjmedia.com. So it’s not surprising that Democratic candidates shamelessly pander for…
Read MoreEducation Secretary Takes on Teacher Union Officials
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos commented on teacher union officials’ role in education recently at a an appearance at Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy. James Moore has the story on the Pepperdine University…
Read MoreRepercussions of Teacher Union Endorsements
Larry Sand picks up again on why Democrats should proceed with caution as they court teacher union official endorsements. At the end of the day, Democrats are risking a lot by…
Read MoreDemocrat Presidential Candidates Court Teacher Union Endorsements
Democrat presidential candidates (at least those left in the field) are still angling for the endorsement of the two most massive unions in the country, the National Education Association and…
Read MoreWashington District School Shut Down With Another Strike
Officials of the Willapa Valley Education Association (WVEA) a Washington Education Association affiliate, called a strike. Dan Hammond has the story on thedailyworld.com. Willapa Valley Education Association spokesman Dale Folkerts commented…
Read MoreBargaining for the Common Good – Not
Larry Sand delves further into the “bargaining for the common good” issue. In June, 2016, unions across the country were expanding their focus to the broader conie mmunity, an effort…
Read MoreBargaining for the Common Good – An Invasive Species
“Social justice unionism,” or “bargaining for the common good,” is the jimson weed of education, an invasive species that just keeps growing and growing. In the past few years teacher union…
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