Archive for May 2014
Wisconsin GOP Vote to Promote Right to Work and Charter Schools
While the Wisconsin state Republican convention delegates voted to oppose Common Core standards in the Badger State, they also voted in favor of school choice and promoting a Right to Work Law. Marge Pitroff has the story in WUWM, Wisconsin’s public radio station. At the weekend gathering in downtown Milwaukee, the incumbent [Governor Scott Walker] easily won Republican…
Read MoreNew York City Labor Boss Criticizes Teacher Deal
An inter-union battle may be brewing in New York City as teacher union bosses attempt to obtain a bigger piece of the pie for teachers. Som of the “uniformed” union bosses are skeptical of a 9-year monopoly bargaining agreement currently being negotiated which may benefit teachers more than some of the other unions involved. One boss has…
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