Teacher Rights
Teacher 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…
Read More“AGENCY SHOP”: Union Dues Required, Competence Ignored
“AGENCY SHOP”: Union Dues Required, Competence Ignored Charleen Sciambi, a 13-year veteran California teacher honored in 1983 as the state’s best “Foreign Language Teacher of the year”, was fired for…
Read MoreWhy We Should End Compulsory Union Dues
In her own words, Rebecca Friedrichs explains why the Supreme Court should end compulsory unionism for all, on cnn.com. Rebecca Friedrichs is the lead plaintiff in Friedrichs v. CTA. The Supreme Court…
Read MoreWhere Your Forced Dues Go
Many teacher union members as well as forced dues payers, who have no idea where their dues go, may be surprised to find that teacher union officials make grandiose salaries. For teacher union…
Read MoreOhio Teachers Suffer From No Right To Work Law
Since 1983 Ohio teacher have had to either join a teacher union, or pay forced dues in support of those unions. Here is another example of how teacher union officials…
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