Archive for December 2019

Under the 2018 National Right to Work Legal Foundation-won Janus v. AFSCME Local 31 landmark Supreme Court ruling, public employees won the right to discontinue having to pay dues to a labor union against their will.  National Right to Work Legal Foundation attorney William Messenger continued the battle with lawsuits to recover forced dues already taken from…

Mike Antonucci reveals all sorts of discrepancies in what the California Teachers Association (CTA) says in its Handbook and its public actions in the laschoolreport.com. With 310,000 members, more than 400 employees and $200 million in annual revenue, the California Teachers Association is a large-scale enterprise. It wields great influence at the statehouse, but its presence is…

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren tells NEA teacher union officials just what they want to hear.   Rick Moran has the story on pjmedia.com. So it’s not surprising that Democratic candidates shamelessly pander for their votes — even if that means embracing an education agenda that does demonstrable harm to America’s poor and disadvantaged kids. The largest teacher’s union…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos commented on teacher union officials’ role in education recently at a an appearance at Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy.  James Moore has the story on the Pepperdine University Graphic. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos paid a visit to the Pepperdine School of Public Policy this week to discuss her life, American education…

Larry Sand picks up again on why Democrats should proceed with caution as they court teacher union official endorsements. At the end of the day, Democrats are risking a lot by courting the teachers unions. Sure, they will get tons of cash, free ads and an army of teachers ready to hit the streets. But they…

Democrat presidential candidates (at least those left in the field) are still angling for the endorsement of the two most massive unions in the country, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.  Bitten by several situations in the last few elections, this year officials of both unions are taking their time to…

Officials of the Willapa Valley Education Association (WVEA) a Washington Education Association affiliate, called a strike.   Dan Hammond has the story on thedailyworld.com. Willapa Valley Education Association spokesman Dale Folkerts commented . . . “The move follows months of negotiations during which school district leaders have failed to adequately address teachers’ concerns over student safety, support…