Strikes, Union Activity

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…

The economy has taken a hard hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But some states are recovering far faster than others. It’s easy to predict which ones, too. Right to Work states’ economies are bouncing back from a hard hit much easier. In a Fox Business article, National Right to Work Foundation and Committee president…

Two petitions ask High Court to hear challenges to union boss-concocted ‘escape periods’  WASHINGTON, DC – Staff attorneys from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation have just submitted petitions for writ of certiorari in two class-action civil rights cases seeking to enforce workers’ First Amendment rights. In both cases, public educators are fighting…

It is with deep sadness and regrets that we inform CEAFU.org friends and supporters that our CEAFU.org Director Cathy Jones passed away last week. As many know, Cathy has been a major force behind CEAFU.org for several decades and the go-to person for many of you. We know that she became friends with many through…

‘Union Bosses Must Be Held Accountable For What They’ve Done’ Why did public schools remain mostly locked down for most of the 2020-2021 academic year, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that COVID-19 poses less risk to schoolchildren than the flu and that schools are not vectors of COVID-19 transmission? The single most important…