Archive for February 2017

Teacher union officials continue to pour more forced dues into school board elections in order to expand their power by having both sides of the bargaining table on their side. Apparently voter apathy and ignorance has contributed to this phenomenon as well as the overarching teacher union power.   Beth Hawkins has the story in the Los Angeles School Report. Welcome to…

In a report published by the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, researcher Stan Greer makes the case that citizens in forced unionism states have a higher cost of living than Right to Work states.   All states teachers and school employees are governed by the laws of their states. Early last week, the Jefferson City-based Missouri Economic Research…

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has a good understanding of how teacher union officials stymie education reform and therefore harm students.  While her power over teacher union officials’ forced dues power may be limited, Secretary DeVos has the power to take on education reform blockers.  Katie Kieffer has the story on Townhall.com, pointing out that younger teachers are…

Larry Sand, retired teacher, author, media personality and CEAFU Key Leader, provides a thoughtful look at some current curricula and teacher union agenda subjects in California Union Watch. Antonio Gramsci, an early 20th Century Marxist, believed that it was most effective to spread revolutionary ideology slowly and incrementally. By doing it gradually, he thought that enough people would…

The president of the largest teacher union local in the nation has declared that teacher union officials are concerned about the possibility.  Although his exact words have been somewhat disputed, Mike Antonucci provides all versions as well as an explanation of how Right to Work still leaves teachers in states with monopoly representation still under teacher union official…

A new study entitled “Union Perseverance: Taking the Pulse of America’s Union Workers”, shows a disconnect between what many Millennials want as opposed to their elder colleagues, Generation X’ers and Baby Boomers.  Although the age spans were not defined in the study, millennials are generally defined as a person reaching adulthood in the 21st century,…

Teacher union officials have power over more than teachers’ pocketbooks. Teachers have been subject to violence to themselves and loved ones for crossing the picket line during a teacher strike. Teacher union officials One Vermont legislator is taking a step in the right direction by banning teacher strikes. Representative Kurt Wright of Burlington wants to take a…

A new law in Iowa will limit monopoly bargaining for public employees, similar to Act 10 in Wisconsin, which has been deemed a success for both taxpayers and students. Although Iowa is a Right to Work state, teachers are still bound to forced representation by monopoly bargaining contracts which are negotiated by union officials. Consequently, a…

CEAFU is  a Special Project of The National Right to Work Foundation.  Teachers and other workers will be able to contact the Foundation for free legal advice. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announced today the creation of a special task force to defend and enforce Missouri’s newly-passed Right to Work law. Foundation staff…

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports on several of their cases poised to challenge forced dues at the Supreme Court.   CEAFU is a Special Project of the Foundation.  Washington, D.C. – Over the past few months, Foundation staff attorneys have been busy litigating hundreds of cases on the behalf of independent-minded workers across the country.…