Strikes, Union Activity

One would expect teacher union power to be less virulent in states without a monopoly bargaining law, but as West Virginia teacher union officials demonstrate, there is still a world of power to be wielded in politics.  Of course this power pays off as union-funded politicians win office and find themselves in a position to…

CEAFU is a Special Project of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.  Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism supporters know that for years teachers have been forced to join or support teachers unions whether they wish to or not.  Despite the June, 2018 landmark, Foundation-won Janus v. AFSCME case, teacher union officials continue to take dues…

Is there a connection? Mike Antonucci, Education Intelligence Agency, sees a relationship between a state’s political leanings and government union membership.  These figures include teachers as well as other government employees.    Researchers Barry Hirsch of Georgia State University and David Macpherson of Trinity University . . . examine the [Bureau of Labor Statistics] BLS source statistics…

With free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation(of which CEAFU is a Special Project) staff attorneys, two Chicago Public School educators have filed a federal class-action civil rights lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and the Chicago Board of Education. The suit challenges a union policy that blocks teachers from…

The current pandemic has certainly given a huge boost to all types of distance learning and homeschooling. Mark Powel, school board member, teacher, vice principal, dean of students and adjunct professor, discusses the positive effect of distance learning in terms of diminishing teacher union power and says distance learning is here to stay for many…

Flaunting the administration’s rulings, United Federation of Teachers  (New York City) union officials are telling teachers they do not have to teach live regardless of what school administrators say. Different school districts across the country have tried different techniques for distance learning.  The Zoom platform was plagued with security problems, and was dropped.   Some teachers…

Teacher strikes are harmful to everyone.  Students lose valuable learning time.  Parents are forced to lose work time and money when schools close because of a strike.  Even teachers who do not agree with union officials often feel they have no choice but to go out on strike even though they do not wish to. …

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way many unions will conduct their business this year, and it comes at a time when NEA teacher union officials have a lot to accomplish to keep their power.  The changes are especially significant considering this is a presidential election year.    Considering the National Education Association (NEA) has…

National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia announced the union’s annual convention will be a virtual one this year, and many of the resolutions and extraneous noneducational issues will have to wait until 2021 (or longer?) to be reinforced or decided.   Garcia noted the pandemic as the reason for the decision to have a…

The importance of the Department of Labor’s oversight of union activity is reflected in this story about an election gone awry. An American Federation of Teachers-AFL-CIO affiliate has been cited by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) for elections violations.  The complete story is a complicated one involving allegations of mismanagement of…