Strikes, Union Activity

Wisconsin Act 10 severely restricted the subjects that come under the purvey of monopoly bargaining, and many districts are issuing handbooks instead of the union contract.  Keith Uhlig has the…

Michigan Education Association officials, desperate to keep forced dues rolling into their coffers.  Brian Smith has the story at mlive.com. A federal judge  signed an order Wednesday dissolving a preliminary injunction which…

Mike Antonucci, Education Intelligence Agency, reviews the news from the 2013 National Education Association Convention.  Two highlights:  NEA members voted down a merger with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT),…

Gary Marvin Davison points out teacher unions stymie teacher quality. Counterpoint Teachers unions such as Education Minnesota consistently promote practices that undermine excellence in the classroom. Education Minnesota is the second best…

Although it cannot be proved it was union money, Sally Jo Widmer did manage to gamble  over $350,000 away. AFT union officials caught on to the embezzlement after an audit, and it…

Once again, the population is leaving forced-dues states for the freedom of Right to Work states, especially the under-18 population.  It looks like Right to Work states are great places…

AFT President Randi Weingarten is using corporate campaign tactics against hedge fund managers who dare oppose expanding public sector pension funds, such as the Hudson Institute.  Corporate campaigns are more…

Desperate to recoup some of the power they’ve lost, teacher union officials have brought yet another suit against Wisconsin’s Act 10, which gave teachers Right to Work entitlements, severely reduced the…