Archive for January 2018
Don’t Be Fooled by Our Anti-Charter Stances
If you can’t beat them, take them in and make them a part of you and you won’t need to beat them. You’ll own them. Teacher union officials are known for their open contempt of charter schools. That is only a façade which hides their deep desire to control education. If you can’t own something, denigrate…
Read More20180130-Is it a Strike or Not?
It’s difficult to determine if it is or not, but West Virginia teacher union officials seem to be gearing up for one. If only they can decide what to do. Ryan Quinn has the story in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The president of the West Virginia Education Association’s Mingo County arm said large majorities of Mingo’s…
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Read MoreHow NEA Endorsed HRC
For those of you especially who are captive passengers (agency fee payors), here’s how the NEA endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for president in 2015. While NEA president Lily Eskelson Garcia may have declared it to be a democratic process, something seems to have been lost in that translation. Mike Antonucci has the short story here on Intercepts and the…
Read MoreWhere Your Forced Dues Dollars Go: Not For Your Future
Both National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers union officials have signed on to fund a political spending spectacular called For Our Future. Mike Antonucci analyzes the situation on Intercepts. From the January 19, 2018 Politico: The massive pro-Democratic political group created by a coalition of labor unions in 2016 is planning a comeback for 2018’s midterm…
Read MoreAnother Strike Against Illinois
The West Chicago High School Teachers Association is using its strike power to force its will on District 94. Mailee Smith points out Illinois is surrounded by states which prohibit strikes. These states also have Right to Work laws which permit teachers to make a decision as to whether they wish to join a union or refrain.…
Read MoreRunning Scared of Right to Work in Montana
Public sector unions in Montana are heading for merger cover as efforts to pass a Right to Work bill there are under way. The two Montana teacher unions previously merged into one union. It is likely more unions will take this step if Janus v. AFSCME is decided in favor of the plaintiff, as unions feel their…
Read MoreDC Teacher Disagrees with Union Issue, Still Must Pay Dues
A DC teacher was “shaken to the core. . .” by an email sent by the Washington Teacher Union president, but has no remedy for the situation, which has nothing to do with education. Bill McMorris has the story in the Washington Free Beacon. The head of Washington, D.C.’s teachers’ union sent an email condemning “Israeli occupation” and…
Read MoreIf You Want It, Come and Get It
An old song once invited, “if you want it, here it is. Come and get it. Make your mind up fast. If you want it, here it is, come and get it but you’d better hurry cos it’s going fast.” I believe the song was about money. In any case, teacher union members who deplore the lack of…
Read MoreIllinois Teacher Unions Endorse Gubernatorial Candidate
Just in case somebody missed it, both teacher unions have joined with other Big Labor unions and officially endorsed a candidate for governor. One can only guess how much influence they will have in the upcoming elections. Rick Pearson has the story in Morning Spin in the Chicago Tribune. Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker now has the…
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