Larry Sand on Teacher Union Political Activity Part 1

Larry Sand takes a piercing look at presidential candidates courting the teacher union vote.  And money coffers. Democratic contenders attempt to lock in teacher union endorsements to the detriment of taxpayers and the neediest students. A full year before the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. This infuriated many teachers…

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Teacher Union Officials Consider Presidential Candidates

Whether they will consult their members on whom they endorse, teacher union officials are eyeing the panoply of presidential candidates like a kid outside a candy store.    Cautious after endorsing a losing Hillary Clinton in previous elections, both teacher union hierarchies are taking their time before throwing their millions in dues into the ring.   Teacher…

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Teacher Union Officials Consider Presidential Candidates

Whether they will consult their members on whom they endorse, teacher union officials are eyeing the panoply of presidential candidates like a kid outside a candy store.    Cautious after endorsing a losing Hillary Clinton in previous elections, both teacher union hierarchies are taking their time before throwing their millions in dues into the ring.   Teacher…

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More California Teacher Unions Strike

Two more Bay area school districts are undergoing the strain of teacher union strikes over negotiating monopoly bargaining contracts.  It’s just another example of how monopoly bargaining restricts teachers from negotiating their own conditions of employment, deprives students of their education and makes a mockery of parents trust. Joseph Geha has the story in the East…

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A Victory for Iowa Teachers!

Less than a year after the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s landmark Janus v. AFSCME case freed public sector employees from having to support a labor union against their will, the Iowa State Supreme Court has dealt AFSCME another crushing blow by upholding a 2017 monopoly bargaining reform law.  The decision will free thousands of…

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