Teacher Rights
NEA Affiliates Prepare for Labor Department Oversight
Unions which represent private sector employees are covered under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). The United States Labor Department is responsible for administering the LMRDA. While most National Education Association (NEA) members are public sector employees, which are governed by the laws of their several states, those NEA affiliates which…
Read MoreNew Independent Teachers Association Blooms in Texas
Texas teachers now have an additional alternative to secure professional support and liability insurance in Texas. The Lone Star state does not allow monopoly bargaining so teachers are not forced to be represented against their will by any union. In fact, most Texas teachers are members of the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) whose membership figures…
Read MoreLA Teachers Union Uses Coronavirus as a Weapon Against Charter Schools Expansion
At a time when educators and parents are searching for ways to keep themselves and others healthy but continue to educate children, teacher union officials could be stepping up to the plate and really ease the panic caused by the pandemic. So what are they doing? Alex Caputo-Pearl, outgoing president of United Teachers of Los…
Read MoreEducational Choice, Oregon Education Association Style
The Oregon Department of Education has knuckled under the Oregon Education Association’s (OEA) and other “labor allies’” demands that parents be prohibited from sending their children to any virtual charter school. Brick and mortar public schools closed down March 16 in response to the coronavirus spread, many parents turned to what the perceived was the…
Read MoreCalifornia Teacher Union Officials Want to Monopolize Online Education
California teacher union officials are placing monopoly bargaining stumbling blocks standing in the way of parents who wish to home school their children during the Corona virus pandemic. California schools closed several weeks ago but many districts are embattled with demands teacher union officials are trying to enshrine in a monopoly bargaining agreement. Mackenzie Mays has…
Read MoreBoth Teacher Unions Endorse Joe Biden for President
National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT-AFL-CIO) officials may have endorsed Joe Biden for president, but it seems like all 3 million NEA members may not be happy about the endorsement. NEA members who favored Bernie Sanders for a presidential candidate were left out in the cold, and likened the almost secret meeting to…
Read MoreTeacher Union Officials’ End Strike as Reaction to Corona Virus
Teacher union officials attribute the spread of corona virus as one reason they ended the Minneapolis strike. Diane Sandberg has the story on karetv11.com. After a three-day strike that cancelled classes in one of the biggest school district in Minnesota, St. Paul Public School teachers and the school district announced they have reached a tentative agreement on…
Read MoreDenver Parents — Open Your Wallet for a $2.5 Million Teacher Union Lobby Day
That $2.5 million will not cover any child care expenses you may have on March 19 either. That will be an additional charge. Colorado Education Association’s Day of Action will be a paid day off thanks to a Big Labor Payback courtesy of school board Scott Balderman. It will come as no surprise to anyone…
Read MoreIn Arkansas, Substitute Teachers Cost More During Strike Than for Sick Out
An article in arkansasonline.com states that the Little Rock, Arkansas school district must pay more for substitute teachers to replace those who go on strike than for substitutes for teachers who call in sick. Everyone denies the massive Monday sickout was a so-called job action or strike, which would have allowed the district to pay…
Read MoreUFT Officials war with Member on Presidential Candidate Endorsement Procedure
A significant intra-union battle is currently going on between some rank and file United Federation of Teachers members and the officials who lead them. With nearly 200,000 members, the UFT is one of the largest affiliates in the country, so an endorsement makes a very lucrative gift for any candidate. Even though union members have…
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