Posts by Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism

Petitions from public servants challenge union boss-created “escape periods” that limit right to cut off dues deductions to just a few days each year Washington, DC (October 25, 2021) – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys today filed petitions asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear several cases from rank-and-file government employees across…

WASHINGTON, DC – In July, sixteen attorneys general threw the support of their states behind Chicago Public Schools educators Ifeoma Nkemdi and Joanne Troesch, who are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case defending their First Amendment right to cut off union financial support as recognized in the Foundation-won Janus v. AFSCME decision. In an amicus…

Ominous Signs That NEA, AFT Dons Aren’t Done Exploiting COVID-19 After they successfully shook down federal taxpayers for an extraordinary $200 billion payout to overwhelmingly unionized government schools early this year, teacher union bosses might have been expected to decide they had gotten everything they could out of the COVID-19 crisis. But as the new…

Two lawsuits ask Court to eliminate ‘escape period’ schemes that restrict when workers can cut off union dues as violative of Court’s Janus precedent Washington, DC (October 14, 2021) – Two class action lawsuits challenging “escape period” schemes imposed by union officials on public sector employees are fully briefed at the U.S. Supreme Court. The lawsuits were brought…

Parents are finding out, like so many independent-minded teachers know, opposing Teacher Union Bosses brings Big Government pushback and political payback. Monopoly bargaining gives union officials special entrees into the halls of government and super constituent influence upon elected and other government officials. From the California Policy Institute: If there’s a silver lining to be found…

National Review Headline: McAuliffe Argues Parents Shouldn’t Have Control over Public School Curriculum. “Yeah, I stopped the bill that I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” Terry McAuliffe reportedly said in a recent debate. McAuliffe’s teacher union boss friends will definitely be telling the McAuliffe Administration what the Virginia schools should…

In June, militant officials of the union for faculty and other staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) passed a resolution blasting Israel and branding Jews who reside in Mideast regions where many of their ancestors have lived since biblical times as “Colonial settlers.” Union officials asked the university to consider boycotting Israel…

Forced Unionism Abuses Exposed – the facts Big Labor Bosses would rather you didn’t hear about. “[C]ompulsory unionism and corruption go hand in hand . . . .” – U.S. Sen. John McClellan (D-Ark.) Today millions of citizens, including many mothers and fathers of school-aged children, are up in arms about extremist propaganda being foisted on…

The Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship Application Process The Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship honors three Michigan public school teachers who were fired for no other reason than their refusal to pay union dues. One $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually to the education student who best exemplifies the dedication to principle and high professional standards of Carol Applegate, Kay…

Why do teachers’ unions across the country have the power to dictate the terms of school districts’ reopening, while the tax dollars of parents—nearly 80 percent of whom supported in-person instruction—continue to flow towards those districts? The answer is that, in nearly every state, the heads of public-sector unions have at least some power to…