Archive for August 2018

Banning teacher union officials are planning a strike for the first day back to school.  Welcome back, students and parents!   Ryan Hagen has the story in the Press-Enterprise online. It would be the first teachers’ strike in Riverside County since 1979, when Moreno Valley Unified School District teachers went on strike for 13 days over budget…

UTLA’s own history lauds the nine-day strike that culminated in a “historic” three-year contract, with 8 percent wage increases each year. What seems to have fallen into the memory hole is that UTLA’s original demand was for 21 percent over two years, and the district’s last offer before the strike was for 21.5 percent over three years. Nevertheless,…

That darned UTLA leadership! In a vain attempt to circumvent the Janus decision, teacher union officials are attempting to make the district (read taxpayers) pay for a new hire orientation session!  The thinking seems to be, if you can’t force the teachers to support your radical agenda and political spending, try to get the taxpayers to do…

Jade Thompson has long fought the Ohio Education Association’s radical agenda for many reasons, by being a nonmember. Now she is finally able to exercise her Foundation-won Janus rights.  Michael Kelly has the story in the Marietta Times. Mrs. Thompson has recounted her story to CEAFU supporters at a previous annual convention, citing instances where union officials…