Teacher Rights
Texas AFT Affiliate’s Schemes Involve Superintendent, Charters
The 74million.org has obtained emails from the El Paso Federation of Teachers, an American Federation of Teachers/AFL-CIO local affiliate, implicating the local in some nefarious plots. Beth Hawkins has the story on…
Read MoreSeattle School Bus Drivers Cause Havoc for Students, Parents
Teamsters Local 174 has gone on strike, stranding thousands of students and inconveniencing their parents. Check out the story on KOMONews.com. Thousands of parents are figuring out how to get their…
Read MoreWill Millennials Save Unions?
Mike Antonucci predicts it will be a difficult conjuring trick for unions if the Supreme Court upholds Janus v. AFSCME, even with Millennials’ generally favorable attitude towards unions . Observers see both crisis…
Read MoreForced Dues Represent Forced Causes
It Bears Repeating. Kaye Hardiman, in the Washington Examiner Red Alert, comments further on teachers supporting causes they do not believe in with forced dues, and the possible impact of the Janus…
Read MoreCalifornia Here Janus Comes
While many union officials have taken a serious look at the freedom the Janus decision could make, California union officials seem to be welcoming the challenge. Dean Kuipers, Capital and Main,…
Read MoreJoy Overbeck takes on Automatic Dues Deduction and Official Time
Joy Overbeck in Townhall, writes on how taxpayers are unwittingly spending millions to finance campaigns against politicians they may not agree with through teachers union dues. School board elections are rife…
Read MorePA School Code Bill Will Reform Teacher Layoff Rules
Pennsylvania teachers will no longer be subject to seniority rules when it comes to layoffs. Instead, teachers will be rated according to performance when it comes to reducing staff. Kathleen J.…
Read MoreWill Janus Burst Teacher Unions’ Political Spending Balloon?
Teacher union officials depend largely upon forced dues to throw an ever-increasing amount of money to politicians who will do their bidding and help them build their lavish empire. Larry Sand explores…
Read MoreNew Jersey Teacher Union Officials Laugh off Their Loss
New Jersey Education Association teacher union officials spent $5.3 million on a losing campaign but put a good face on the whole situation, because after all, it’s not THEIR forced-dues…
Read MoreSacramento Students Will be Held Hostage With Possible Illegal Strike
Sacramento teacher union officials have called an illegal strike beginning today if their demands are not met. Drew Bollea has the story on sacramentocbslocal.com. The announcement was made during a large protest…
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