Archive for May 2018

Regardless of the reports that indicate most teachers regard teacher unions and monopoly bargaining as essential in education, the nation’s largest teacher union is preparing for a possible loss of 300,000 members due to the Janus v. AFSCME decision, (brought by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, of which CEAFU is a Special Project) which is due to be…

Because of often confusing news articles, many government employees have asked about exercising their “newly-won Janus Rights” and want to immediately stop all forced-union dues and fees.  We would like to help clear up any confusion that we can. _____________________ The Foundation neither encourages nor discourages you from resigning, objecting, revoking your dues check-off, or…

California teachers are leaving the Golden State, but not for higher salaries. And they’re flocking to a Right to Work states, where the cost of everything is lower than in a forced-dues state like California.  Texas also has a Right to Work law, and no teacher is forced to join or pay dues to a…

Florida Teacher union officials are not taking well to the new law passed in Florida several months ago which requires that exclusive representatives (teacher unions) will lose the right to represent all teachers in a bargaining unit (usually a district) if their membership rolls fall below 50 percent. This law would eliminate the root source of…

New York and New Jersey union officials’ political power, garnered through their ability to force teachers and others to pay dues, is taking on a new character now that the Janus v. AFSCME Local 31 decision is close.  Katherine Landergan and Andrew Hanna have the story in politico.com. New York and New Jersey officials are pursuing an end-run around Janus v.…

This should come as no surprise to anyone who observes teacher union power tactics. While teacher union officials have long and loudly voiced their opposition to charter schools, they have quietly welcomed any chances to unionize them.  Almost 50 years ago, then-NEA president George Fischer claimed that, in 10 years, NEA teacher union officials would…

Face Reckoning For Abetting Big Labor’s Abusive School Lockdowns Nearly six-and-a-half decades ago, union-label state politicians in Wisconsin initiated what was before long a common practice in the vast majority of the 50 states. In exchange for ongoing campaign support from government union bosses, Badger State legislators and then-Gov. Gaylord Nelson handed them new monopoly-bargaining…

Madeline Will, Education Week blogger, interviewed Randi Weingarten about the upcoming Janus v. AFSCME case. While Weingarten declares Janus will be a “bumpy ride” for unions, she really means it will be a bumpy ride for union officials. When she speaks of Janus destroying teachers’ right to be politically involved, she really means teacher union officials’ political involvement.  Teachers pay…

A teacher’s assistant at Southwest Key Programs Casa Trail House, a charity organization for immigrant children in Texas, has filed a petition to free her and her coworkers from unwanted so-called “representation” by union officials of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 351. Brenda Muñoz is receiving free representation from National Right to…