Archive for March 2013

Maryland State Education Association officials force unwilling teachers to pay dues, then keep the theft of almost half a million dollars quiet, in order to keep their members in the dark.   MSEA officials were concerned about a potential loss of membership.  Now teacher union members know where their dues aren’t safe from mistrust and theft.  It is clear teacher union…

Just as Paul Revere carried the message to assemble to protect your freedom across Massachusetts, so teachers and legislators are sounding the bell of freedom in yet another state:  Kansas.  Kansas, while a Right to Work state, still binds teachers to monopoly bargaining, and a showdown will come soon.  Brad Cooper, Kansas City Star, has…

Is NEA President Dennis Van Roekel admitting the NEA has done nothing to change since the battle over Act 10 in Wisconsin in 2010, and the ensuing attempts to curb monopoly bargaining laws in other states since then?  Do NEA teacher union officials speak for their members? Mike Antonucci prints some very interesting Van Roekel quotes in…

It’s no wonder this secret Obama group won’t disclose the secret location of their meeting next week.  Wealthy donors to Organizing for Action, a secret group affiliated with the Obama Administration, will hold a secret meeting in the nation’s capital.  Why should you care? This organization is housed in the National Education Association’s National Headquarters, a nearly block-long building on prestigious…

Taylor Public Schools union officials and Board of Education are attempting another end run around Michigan’s Right To Work Law, by negotiating a 5-year contract.   Ignoring any constitutional obligation, as employers of the district’s teachers, to protect their First Amendment rights, the Board of Education cowered in the corner instead of facing Republican legislators when…