Posts by Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism
Teacher Unions and Professionalism Part 1
Larry Sand compares teacher unions in Finland to those in the United States and finds teacher union officials here wanting in professionalism. Randi Weingarten, Lily Eskelsen García and other teacher union leaders have on many occasions extolled the virtues of Finland’s education system, and, at every turn, they remind us that their teachers are unionized. They are right.…
Read MoreAlabama Conference of Educators – Creating Excellence in Education
Our website: https://www.acoe.us/ If you are an Alabama teacher or support staff, check out the Alabama Conference of Educators! The Alabama Conference Of Educators (ACOE) exists to help teachers and support staff help students by encouraging lifelong learning, providing professional growth opportunities, and recognizing and rewarding excellence in teaching and learning. “I can’t tell you how…
Read MoreNEA – Fool Me Once
Mike Antonucci explains NEA’s New Math and its supporters in Congress. Clever use of the half-truth is a hallmark of teacher union communications, and this one fooled three U.S. Senators and the Senate Democratic Policy & Communications Committee. On the anniversary of the Janus ruling, the committee released a report “showing how workers are mobilizing and fighting back against dark money campaigns…
Read MoreHuge Labor Payback: Nevada Gov Grants Government Unions Bargaining Rights
Since 1965 there has been a law on the books prohibiting monopoly bargaining for public employees in Nevada. Governor Sisolak recently signed legislation granting government employees the right negotiate wages, pensions and work rules for approximately 20,000 employees. Check out the story on the Wall Street Journal by the Editorial Board. In effect the unions will…
Read MoreTeacher Freedom Poll Reveals the Truth About Teacher Union Membership
Teachers just do not know or understand their workplace rights. Please, pass this along to every teacher you know! If you are curious about why more teachers have left their union after the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won Janus decision last summer, it’s because they are afraid to lose benefits, and because they just plain…
Read MoreWe Won’t Be Fooled Again
Joe Burns insists strikes will succeed where other tactics have failed for union officials. His book is reviewed on jacobinmag.com by Eric Blanc. So it seems union officials will muster their forces to force their members to strike. The recent rash of teacher strikes has yielded mixed result for unions, however. Will the public be fooled…
Read MoreTeacher Union Member Allegedly Harmed Students
A veteran teacher and union member has been fired for alleged violence against students over at least the past 6 years. Terrell Forney and Andrea Torres have the story on local10.com news. Throughout her two-decade career with Broward County Public Schools, Ava Williams was accused of twisting a student’s ear, hitting students’ in the back of their…
Read MoreColorado Education Association Attempts Interference With School Management
Colorado Education Association teacher union officials are suing the state because the management of a underperforming school over to a private firm. The union officials’ grounds for interference is “. . . the lack of connection a private company like MGT has to the community.” Jenny Brundin has the story on cpr.org. Colorado’s largest teacher’s union is…
Read MoreLos Angeles Unified Parents Still Smarting from the Strike
While rabble-rousing teacher union officials have returned to doing their job (teaching) parents are still stung by the effects of the strike. They are taking their frustrations out on the school board. Additionally, newly-elected school board member Jackie Goldberg, supported by teacher union officials, welcomes feedback from labor unions. This is another fine example of…
Read MoreA Long Overdue Solution-Strike Vouchers for Parents
Veteran education expert Robert Holland proposes a long overdue idea – strike vouchers for parents, on heartland.org. It is about time someone in authority spoke up for parents and children who are the victim of teachers showcasing their demands by shirking their duties. Just before May Day, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and state schools chief Molly…
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