Strikes, Union Activity

In 1970,  George Fischer, then National Education Association (NEA) president, declared, “Within 10 years, I think this organization will control the qualifications for entrance into the profession and for the privilege…

Terrence Pell, President of the Center for Individual Rights, corrects some of the falsehoods union bosses have been spreading about the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case currently before the Supreme Court.  His…

Union bosses are demonizing one of their own who has dared to disagree with their policies.  Faced with losing billions of dollars at a critical time, union officials, from the…

Strike up one for the teacher union officials in Washington state.  And strike one against Washington state students.  The decision was made by state supreme court justices who were bought…

Juan Williams explains Hillary Clinton’s sudden rejection of charter schools in the Hill.My 5-year-old grandson goes to a big city charter school. But Eli and his classmates do not belong to…

The  United Federation of Teachers (New York state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers), has bullied a parent and parent group pushing for reform in New York City school…

Sol Stern, Contributing Editor of City Journal and author, reflects upon the damage the teacher union contract brought upon his own sons and fellow students at one of New York City’s “best”…

Both the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and National Education Association (NEA) teacher union officials have endorsed Hillary Clinton for President in 2016.  Their relationship with the Obama  Administration has…

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is neither a Right to Work nor forced dues state, so courageous school employees are fighting teacher union officials to return their forced dues dollars.  Will Collins has…