Archive for February 2020
An Insider Looks at UTLA Elections
Christina Johnson, UTLA member and special education science teacher at Santee Education Complex, takes us inside the upcoming United Teachers of Los Angeles’ (UTLA) union elections. She finds top down…
Read MoreMore Teacher Union Endorsement Shenanigans
Mike Antonucci shares insight into the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) presidential endorsement game. Will rank and file members really be able to pick their own candidate for endorsement? Here’s the…
Read MoreVirginia Teachers: Monopoly Bargaining No Bargain
“No man is good enough to govern another without his consent.” Abraham Lincoln The Virginia legislature is currently considering legislation which would allow union officials to represent every single teacher…
Read MoreStanford Professor Terry Moe Finds Monopoly Bargaining Harmful to Students Part 2
Terry Moe, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Stanford University, on the perils of collective bargaining for students. These two realms of union activity are symbiotically connected: collective bargaining…
Read MoreStanford Professor Terry Moe Finds Monopoly Bargaining Harmful to Students
As a public sector monopoly bargaining makes it way through the Virginia legislature, it is worthwhile to look at the evidence against such a law, especially as the bill would…
Read MoreAgency Shop: Competence Ignored, Dues Required
CEAFU’s sister organization, the National right to Work Committee, is engaged in a fierce battle to crush a bill, SB 939, in the Virginia senate, which would force all Virginia…
Read MoreThe Age-Old Question Still Not Answered
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) over 20 years ago, contemplated a merger, which came to nothing at the time. The greatest stumbling block…
Read MoreRight to Work Foundation Helps Charter School Teacher with Decertification Effort
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, of which CEAFU is a Special Project, is helping a charter school teacher in her effort to decertify the union at her…
Read MoreThe Battle for Los Angeles
Unions are supposed to work for their members, but it seems there is only one candidate who will do that in the upcoming United Teachers of Los Angeles’ (UTLA) elections,…
Read MoreNevada Teacher Union Tax Hijinks
One billion dollars may not seem like a huge tax hike when you live in Las Vegas, but the Clark County Education Association is betting Nevada taxpayers will fall for…
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