Archive for February 2019

There will be no competition in West Virginia as far as West Virginia teacher union officials are concerned.  They’ve got the legislature sewn up tight after 2 statewide strikes.  Larry Sand puts all the facts together on the latest  West Virginia strikes and comes up with a bleak future for  West Virginia students. West  Virginia…

Many teachers call in and ask how they can only belong to their local union, which they believe is a worthwhile membership, but do not wish to belong to the state or national affiliates.   Teacher unions instituted a policy in the 70’s called Unified Dues, which decreed that each member would join and belong to…

Kokomo, Indiana schools is a perfect example of how monopoly bargaining is compulsory unionism. http://kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/kokomo-school-corporation-chips-away-at-teacher-union/article_1df165b8-2ecd-11e9-8afc-8f8eff6c8390.html Devin Zimmerman has the story. The Kokomo Teachers Association is the exclusive representative for the district.  They asked for, and received this honor.  Yet only 42.6 percent of the district’s teachers are members of the Kokomo Teachers Association.  Less than half. …

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has seen through teacher union bosses’ mantra, “it’s all for the kids”. When will the nation’s kids ever learn?  When teachers are left alone to teach in freedom, to devote their time to their profession instead of following teacher union official dictates?  When will teachers ever learn they will never have…

Chicago Teacher Union officials have little left in in their campaign coffers but they intend to wage a campaign of community involvement which will elect as mayor a candidate with their views.  Juan Perez, Jr., has the story in the Chicago  Tribune.

Chyrise Harris agrees that Denver teachers went on strike, but she also refuses to spout the teacher union line that the strike, “is all for the kids.”  On coschooltalk.org.  All views and opinions expressed here are strictly her own. Moments after Gov. Polis declined to intervene in the impending Denver teacher strike, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA)…

Chyrise Harris agrees that Denver teachers went on strike, but she also refuses to spout the teacher union line that the strike, “is all for the kids.”  On coschooltalk.org.  All views and opinions expressed here are strictly her own. Moments after Gov. Polis declined to intervene in the impending Denver teacher strike, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA)…

Despite the National Right to Work Legal Foundation’s landmark Supreme Court victory in Janus v. AFSCME, allowing teacher to choose or refrain from union membership, teacher union power in New Jersey remains ever stronger due to the political activity of New Jersey teacher union officials. Governor Phil Murphy promised New Jersey Education Association officials he would…

Research suggests, that since the National Right to Work Legal  Defense  Foundation-won Janus Supreme Court decision, and found the data reflect a substantial drop in union membership since last June. But a quick analysis of the 2017 and 2018 state union membership statistics posted on the Union Membership and Coverage Data Base, a web site launched and maintained by labor economists Barry…

While AFT officials deplore charter schools, the Chicago Teacher Union (an AFT-AFL-CIO affiliate), are leading 4 strikes at Chicago International Charter Schools.  Asking for higher pay and smaller class sizes, the schools have remained open while teacher union officials lead picketing at the schools. https://abc7chicago.com/education/teacher-strike-at-4-cics-schools-continues-wednesday/5123231/