Archive for July 2013

Wisconsin Act 10 severely restricted the subjects that come under the purvey of monopoly bargaining, and many districts are issuing handbooks instead of the union contract.  Keith Uhlig has the story in the Daily Herald Media. The teachers of the Wausau School District likely will begin the 2013-14 school year with new workplace rules that…

Michigan Education Association officials, desperate to keep forced dues rolling into their coffers.  Brian Smith has the story at mlive.com. A federal judge  signed an order Wednesday dissolving a preliminary injunction which blocked the state of Michigan from enforcing a law prohibiting schools from collecting dues for teachers’ unions. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled…

Mike Antonucci, Education Intelligence Agency, reviews the news from the 2013 National Education Association Convention.  Two highlights:  NEA members voted down a merger with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and teacher union officials raised over $3 million for the PAC during the 4-day convention which ended July 6. * The delegates approved, without debate,…