Teacher Rights
New York Teacher Union President Reports Missing Funds to Police
In a similar case to the Union City one, Guilderland Education Association President Maceo Dubose reported missing funds to the local police, who are looking into the incident. Tim O’Brien of the Timesunion.com…
Read MoreNew Jersey city teachers union finds financial ‘irregularities’ and ‘discrepancies’
The Union City teachers union has been compelled to request missing records from a former officer, some dating back 25 years. Information on the situation is scarce. Other officers have…
Read MoreMike Antonnuci Reports Teacher Union Membership At Historic Low
Mike Antonucci discusses how more teachers are currently not union members than are. Teachers in many states may not be union members, but nevertheless are covered under a monopoly bargaining contract, which…
Read MoreIt’s time to put an end to collective bargaining
Professor Emeritus of Adrian College, Paul de Lespinasse, Ph.D., makes a strong argument for abolishing public sector bargaining in the Portland (Oregon) Statesman Journal Online. His remarks were prompted by talk…
Read MoreThe Really Big Money? Not the Kochs
Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel on union political spending and forced dues. It’s an extraordinary thing, in a political age obsessed with campaign money, that nobody scrutinizes the biggest, baddest, “darkest” spenders…
Read MoreRandi Weingarten’s Political Influence
Mercedes Schneider speculates on Randi Weingarten’s influence on politics on huffingtonpost.com. Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) the second largest teacher union, but also a member of…
Read MoreWisconsin Teacher Union Officials Postpone Merger
Mike Antonucci makes predictions about the Wisconsin teacher union merger in Intercepts. Yesterday I posted the breaking news that the Wisconsin Education Association Council and AFT-Wisconsin postponed their scheduled votes to…
Read MoreThe Cost of Monopoly Bargaining
Providing another example of the cost of public sector monopoly bargaining, Justin Hegy explains how contracts in Chicago protect public workers from paying fees and fines that all other citizens are subject…
Read MoreAFT Union Bosses Reject Tenure Exception, Stymie District Administrators
AFT president Randi Weingarten, in concert with local Newark, (New Jersey), Teachers Union, is fighting a proposal by that school district to use a little-known exception to tenure in that school…
Read MoreNEA Rethinks Common Core Strategy It Developed
Mike Antonucci reviews the latest information on the National Education Association’s (NEA’s) involvement in Common Core standards. NEA president Dennis Van Roekel is calling for changes in implementation of the standards despite…
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