Teacher Rights
New Hampshire AFT Local Must Run New Election
The importance of the Department of Labor’s oversight of union activity is reflected in this story about an election gone awry. An American Federation of Teachers-AFL-CIO affiliate has been cited…
Read MoreAs Pandemic Shutters Schools, It’s Business as Usual for Union Bullies
With schools across the country now shut down as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, many parents are gamely trying to keep the education process going outside the classroom, without unnecessary and…
Read MoreNEA Affiliates Prepare for Labor Department Oversight
Unions which represent private sector employees are covered under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). The United States Labor Department is responsible for administering the LMRDA. …
Read MoreNew Independent Teachers Association Blooms in Texas
Texas teachers now have an additional alternative to secure professional support and liability insurance in Texas. The Lone Star state does not allow monopoly bargaining so teachers are not forced…
Read MoreLA Teachers Union Uses Coronavirus as a Weapon Against Charter Schools Expansion
At a time when educators and parents are searching for ways to keep themselves and others healthy but continue to educate children, teacher union officials could be stepping up to…
Read MoreEducational Choice, Oregon Education Association Style
The Oregon Department of Education has knuckled under the Oregon Education Association’s (OEA) and other “labor allies’” demands that parents be prohibited from sending their children to any virtual charter…
Read MoreCalifornia Teacher Union Officials Want to Monopolize Online Education
California teacher union officials are placing monopoly bargaining stumbling blocks standing in the way of parents who wish to home school their children during the Corona virus pandemic. California schools…
Read MoreBoth Teacher Unions Endorse Joe Biden for President
National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT-AFL-CIO) officials may have endorsed Joe Biden for president, but it seems like all 3 million NEA members may not be happy about…
Read MoreTeacher Union Officials’ End Strike as Reaction to Corona Virus
Teacher union officials attribute the spread of corona virus as one reason they ended the Minneapolis strike. Diane Sandberg has the story on karetv11.com. After a three-day strike that cancelled classes in…
Read MoreDenver Parents — Open Your Wallet for a $2.5 Million Teacher Union Lobby Day
That $2.5 million will not cover any child care expenses you may have on March 19 either. That will be an additional charge. Colorado Education Association’s Day of Action will…
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