Teacher Rights
Kids’ Best Interests at Heart
Having the kids’ best interests at heart include the following situations in Washington state: State Supreme Court Justices, 7 of whom have accepted money from the Washington Education Association, and…
Read MoreGovernment Unions Fool the Public
Ed Ring counts the ways government employee unions try to portray themselves as underdogs. California’s public sector unions collect and spend well over $1.0 billion per year. When you have that…
Read MoreA chance to make union dues a choice
The Supreme Court could end a corrupt practice of public-sector labor by Mark Mix The Gilded Age. The Spoils System. Tammany Hall. In American politics, corrupt bargains between politicians and…
Read MoreYes, Teachers, you CAN Resign
Jason Bedrick at the Cato Institute, comments on the “Hotel California” style scheme teacher union officials are coming up with in order to keep teachers in thrall. With teachers leaving union…
Read MoreKaren Lewis: “. . . Force Us Into Another Strike”
Just in time for the new school year, Chicago Teacher Union boss Karen Lewis claims an effort by new Chicago Public Schools CEO will “force us into another strike . . ”. Becky…
Read More“Single Most Destructive Force’
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, also a 2016 presidential candidate, echoes the powerful sentiment of teachers forced to pay dues to teacher unions for decades. The editorial appears in the Wall…
Read MoreAnother Reason for Right to Work
The Detroit News Opinion Columnist, Ingrid Jacques, emphasizes another reason all teachers should have Right to Work. The National Education Association, which boasts 3 million members, says its mission is “advancing…
Read MoreWEAC Fire Sale
Act 10, which severely curbed monopoly bargaining rights, including forced dues, granted Wisconsin teacher Right to Work privileges. Four years later the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), Wisconsin’s largest teacher…
Read MoreMonopoly Bargaining Strips Union Nonmembers of ‘Valuable . . . Rights’
Stan Greer, Program Director for the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, reviews Supreme Court decisions which have acknowledged union nonmembers are denied valuable rightsunder monopoly bargaining contracts. For more…
Read MoreDemocracy – AFT Style
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union officials endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, much to the dismay of members and forced-dues payers. AFT officials are not worried because, except in 25…
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