Strikes, Union Activity
Who’s Boosting Hillary?
Is teacher union political spending and activity making a difference in the presidential primaries? Mike Antonucci has some interesting insights in Intercepts. It is important to keep in mind that teachers who are forced…
Read MoreMichigan Teachers Union Violating Right to Work Law
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation assists public school teachers after Ann Arbor Education Association union officials illegally demanded ‘mandatory’ union fees With free legal assistance from National Right…
Read MoreWest Virginia Nation’s 26th Right to Work State
Teachers and all workers in West Virginia, are celebrating the freedom a Right to Work Law brings. The law, passed on February 16, will take effect in May, allowing all…
Read MoreFriedrichs’ Impact on Education Reform
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the most important case to affect teachers in decades, could be greatly influence by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. A confluence of…
Read MoreTeacher Union And Student Rally Against Charter Schools
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten and union sympathizers conducted a “walk-in” today, protesting, in particular, the Los Angeles School District’s attempt to expand charter schools in the district. …
Read MoreChicago Teacher Union Official Hypocrisy
It’s difficult to believe teacher union officials crusade against corporations when their ownsalaries and compensation, paid for via forced dues and taxes. Larry Sand has the story in Unionwatch.org.Chicago, long known…
Read MoreRank and File Dissidents
From Mike Antonucci’s quotes on public education for 2015, another addressing the consequences of forcing teachers to pay dues or support. “Rank-and-file dissidents have long had doubts about most forms of automatic…
Read MoreDo Unions Speak for Their Members?
Another gem from Mike Antonucci’s 2015 collection of quotes on public education. The quote vividly illustrates why Rebecca Friedrichs and many other teachers are forced to join or support a labor union…
Read MoreHillary Clinton on Education Reformers
From Mike Antonucci’s collection of public education quotes for 2015: “There are people who have the libertarian view that we need to end public education. They want to destroy public education. They…
Read MoreFriedrichs’ Oral Arguments Completed
Richard Wolf, USA Today Online, reports on the now closed oral arguments in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case before the Supreme Court. The case could free public sector workers from…
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