Teacher Rights
Illinois AFT Union Officials Plan Battle
The three most powerful government employee union officials are gearing up to attempt to preserve their powerful kingdom in Illinois. Currently, union officials can garner tribute from every Illinois public…
Read More“Official Time” Robbing Taxpayers
From the Office of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) comes another report on your tax dollars at work – union work, as a matter of fact. The report’s findings are sobering. In the…
Read MoreWisconsin: Right to Work State # 25?
Chris Kapenga, of Delafield, Wisconsin, is set to introduce a Right to Work when the legislature convenes in January.Todd Richmond has the story on Fox News. A Republican lawmaker promised Tuesday…
Read MorePhiladelpia Teacher Union Monopoly Contract Cancelled
In an effort to improve underperforming schools, the Philadelphia school district has cancelled the monopoly bargaining contract with teachers in that district. Predictably, teacher union officials are grousing about the…
Read MoreMany Wisconsin Teachers Prefer Freedom
Half of Wisconsin teachers eligible for Wisconsin Education Action Council (WEAC) membership prefer freedom over union membership. All Wisconsin teachers have the right to represent themselves, or choose representation through another organization. Those teachers…
Read MoreNEA Political Spending Analyzed
RiShawn Biddle breaks down the National Education Association’s (NEA) political spending (all $132 million of it) in Dropout Nation. IN all but 24 states, the NEA (or any other teacher union)…
Read MoreWisconsin Monopoly Contracts Fading Quickly
The last bastion of monopoly bargaining is quickly disappearing in Wisconsin. After December 13, Dane County public sector unions will be forced to earn dues money, instead of forcing workers…
Read MoreNY Union President Scams Teachers
There was another incident involving a teacher union official stealing thousands of dues dollars in another forced-dues state, New York. The Empire State has mandatory, compulsory monopoly bargaining and forced dues. …
Read MoreNew Jersey Teacher Union Treasurer Charged with Stealing Dues
The Barnegat Education Association teacher union treasurer was arrested for theft after it was discovered that more than $20,000 in dues dollars were missing from the union’s accounts. It is…
Read MorePerformance Pay Attracts Best Teachers
Ben de Grow discusses performance-based pay systems and why they will attract the best teaching candidates, in the Greeley Tribune. The current system, in widespread use nationally, is broken and inefficient. It’s…
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