Archive for June 2018
NEA Staff Union Renews Strike Talk
Inter-union battles are no recent development. For years staff unions (employees who work for unions themselves) have done exactly what union officials urge their members to do – protest and strike when they are not satisfied. Now, with a Janus v. AFSCME decision coming in the next few weeks, and a spate of teacher protests in states…
Read MoreUnion Official Agrees With Mark Janus
Michael Thulen agrees with Mark Janus. Thulen is president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME) Local 3790 in New Jersey. One, be accountable. Last week, the New Jersey Senate held hearings over some recently uncovered videos of New Jersey Education Association leaders who appeared to be bragging about their success at protecting the…
Read MoreTeachers Should Know Better – NEA Presidential Endorsements
Teachers should be familiar with how the National Education Association (NEA) uses dues money to endorse presidential candidates and supports them monetarily. Especially those who are forced to support the NEA. Mike Antonucci has the story in the74million.org. The officers and elected representatives of the National Education Association are rarely at odds with one another on major issues.…
Read MoreTeachers Should Know Better- Just What is Right to Work?
IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, as my aerospace engineer sister would say! A Right To Work law simply states an employee cannot be forced to join or support a labor union in order to obtain or keep a job. Yes, that’s what the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO) are: labor unions.…
Read MoreCalifornia Teachers Association Prepares for Loss of Forced Dues
The California Teachers Association is preparing to lose 23,000 members, as well as 28,000 nonmembers paying forced dues in the wake of the Janus v. AFSCME decision. It appears CTA is planning to make more political contributions both on candidates and initiatives, the very issues most forced-dues payors object to. Mike Antonucci has the story in the La School…
Read MoreCould “Remember in November” Backfire?
Weingarten and others seem fond of characterizing the recent wave of teacher strikes as a political re-awakenings. Yet preliminary findings from a pending survey suggest that teachers unions and their allies may regret their “Remember in November” mantra. Commentators spanning the left-of-center spectrum have highlighted how union leaders were largely Johnny-and-Jane-come-latelies to teacher strikes in West Virginia,…
Read MoreNew Jersey Teacher Union Officials Questioned
New Jersey state lawmakers questioned teacher union officials about allegations they protect their dues-paying members at all costs. Avi Wolfman-Arent has the story on whyy.org. New Jersey lawmakers grilled teachers union officials Thursday, weeks after the release of undercover videos that appeared to show local union representatives bragging about their ability to preserve the jobs of teachers…
Read MoreIt’s All About Opting Out
There has been a rather serious intra-union battle going on in Nevada between the Clark County Education Association (NEA affiliate) and its parent union, the Nevada Education Association. Nevada is a Right to Work state, which means teachers can choose whether or not to join or support a labor union in order to get or…
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