Archive for August 2019

There is still work to do even though public sector employees have been freed from forced unionism through the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus decision.  Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, and William Messenger, who represented Mark Janus in the Supreme Court, remark on governments’ deliberate disregard for the Janus decision in…

It’s always ironic when staff unions (the union that covers people who are employed by unions) picket, strike or protest their own bosses because it is usually a sign of dissatisfaction with “management” and their “working conditions.”  Mike Antonucci reports on a particularly startling development with the California Teachers Association, and some more startling facts about “Scabby…

Another monopoly bargaining debacle in California, teacher union officials call another strike because negotiations were not going their way.  BayCityNews has the story. Teachers in the Forestville Union School District are back in school Friday after they reached an agreement Thursday night with the school district on a three-year contract. The 16 teachers went on strike Monday…

Although taxpayers pay for union monopoly bargaining, they are not allowed to see how their money is being spent although teacher union officials are not only allowed to have the proposed contract, but also to keep it under wraps until they are ready to divulge it.  Columbus Education Association officials are keeping a newly-negotiated contract…

Kenneth Garger of the New York Post reports on official boundary-crossing by Chicago Teacher Union (CTU) members, one a member of the Executive Board, and the reaction of other members, to that recent trip to Venezuela.  Apparently the official CTU Twitter account was used during the trip.  Some members are not happy with certain members…

Mike Antonucci explains how National Education Affiliates (NEA) may soon have to file financial disclosure reports (LM-2 reports) with the U. S. Department of Labor because they represent private sector employees.   The LM-2 form is a virtual window into a union’s finances, itemizing how much revenue they take in as well as sources, and details of…

Clark County Education Association officials are not appeased by a raise for their members but continue to escalate their illegal strike threats just in time for the new school year.   Sean DeLancey has the story on ktnv news. After months of negotiation, the Clark County School District announced Friday that the Board of Trustees would consider…

A victory for teachers in Leon County occurred when Judge Angela Dempsey upheld the constitutionality of a law mandating teacher unions must be recertified if the number of dues-paying  members falls below 50 percent.  Florida Education Association teacher union officials are doing everything they can to prevent this from happening.   A windfall for them seems…

The California Faculty Association has broken ties with the National Education Association (NEA) and the California Teachers Association as well, in what is turning out to be a more and more commonplace occurrence.  It’s no wonder the NEA moved to make adjustments to its disaffiliation process during their annual July convention.  It’s seems disaffiliation is…