Archive for December 2018

While New Jersey teacher union officials and legislators thought they had the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus case down for the count, the  Foundation has countered with a lawsuit to grant these two teachers the freedom they deserve. Laura Waters has the story in the74million.org. Susan G. Fischer teaches Italian in New Jersey public schools.…

Once again, Mike Antonucci reveals National Education Association officials are divesting themselves of another subsidiary in Intercepts.    Mike questions whether members had any say as this subsidiary bites the dust. The National Education Association has a number of subsidiaries under its wing to conduct specific activities. It has one for member benefits, another to manage its real…

Of course, before Janus, union officials could always count  on a stash of forced dues to  make up the deficit left by corrupt individuals’ embezzlement or theft.  Mike  Antonucci has the story on Intercepts. From a National Education Association disclosure report to the U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017: “NEA suffered a $6,401 loss over the three-year period…

Alex Caputo-Pearl, head of the United Teachers of Los Angeles, has made smaller class size one of the demands the union will strike for.  Larry Sand shows how class size makes little if any difference in the Orange County Register.  Nice try, Alex.  Good show, Larry!  Now Mr. Caputo-Pearl will have to find some other…

Alex Caputo-Pearl, head of the United Teachers of Los Angeles, has made smaller class size one of the demands the union will strike for.  Larry Sand shows how class size makes little if any difference in the Orange County Register.  Nice try, Alex.  Good show, Larry!  Now Mr. Caputo-Pearl will have to find some other…

Teacher union and other public sector union officials have long enjoyed a special perk called “release time,” “official time,” or “union business time.”  Whatever the name, the definition is governments allow union officials to conduct union business during work hours, and get paid for it (presumably by the union as well as the government.  These…

Well, there isn’t much more National Education Association (NEA) teacher union officials can do to take over the South Kingstown, Rhode Island,  School Committee.  What’ll will be next?  All union officials taking over the town council?  Go Local Prov News Team and Kate Nagle have the story at golocalprov.com. Markey, who listed “union organizer” for NEARI on…

Mike Antonucci outlines the strategy for the Los Angeles teacher strike, now scheduled for January, presumably for maximum effect.  Most students should be back in school after the holidays are over.   Students will be encouraged to participate in a strike prep art build where placards and picket signs will be made up to use during a…