Teacher Rights

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

A group of parents have filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Rebecca Friedrichs and her fellow plaintiffs.  The case will be heard on January 11, before the Supreme Court,…

Do teacher union officials speak for their members?  Apparently not.  Read how New Jersey teacher union officials are denying teachers a raise that has yet to be negotiated into the…

The National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) must report financial disclosure statements with the U. S. Department of Labor.  This information…