Teacher Rights
In Arkansas, Substitute Teachers Cost More During Strike Than for Sick Out
An article in arkansasonline.com states that the Little Rock, Arkansas school district must pay more for substitute teachers to replace those who go on strike than for substitutes for teachers…
Read MoreUFT Officials war with Member on Presidential Candidate Endorsement Procedure
A significant intra-union battle is currently going on between some rank and file United Federation of Teachers members and the officials who lead them. With nearly 200,000 members, the UFT…
Read MoreIndiana Teacher Union Officials Object to Higher Pay, no Bargaining for Empowerment Zone Teachers
Teachers in the South Bend, Indiana school district may be receiving a $10,000 increase in salary to work at certain schools designated Empowerment Zones. Teacher union officials would not be…
Read MoreAn 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…
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