Public Education
Taxpayer-backed teacher unions receive $390M in dues(The Center Square) â National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor. The… Read More
Public Education
Sacramento teachers seek to remove union control(The Center Square) â Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Associationâs authority over their school. Earlier this month,… Read More
Courts
Oregonâs new pro-union law accused of chilling free speech, defying Supreme Court precedentÂAdvocates for workersâ rights are challenging a new Oregon law in court for allegedly violating the First Amendment and discriminating in favor of unions. Freedom Foundation filed the lawsuit Dec. 31 over… Read More
Public Education
House Education Committee accuses union of exploiting teachers through retirement schemeA Congressional committee is investigating the retirement system of the nationâs largest teachersâ union, which is allegedly exploiting member benefits for financial gain. The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts Teachers Association wants another tax on ârichest 1%â to fund free collegeMassachusettsâ largest teachersâ union wants the state to adopt a constitutional amendment to tax the âwealth of the richest 1%â to pay for free public college. The Massachusetts Teachers Association… Read More
Culture
Modest Boeing strike hits Missouri and Illinois fighter jet plantsA few thousand Boeing defense employees responsible for fighter jet construction in Missouri and Illinois went on strike Monday. The roughly 3,200 protesting workers from the International Association of Machinists… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union head gleefully declares that her union owns American children(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that âall children belong toâ the union. At the City Club Chicago… Read More
Courts
Wyoming teachersâ union sues school choice program designed for low-income studentsThe Wyoming teachersâ union is suing the stateâs first-ever school choice program, claiming itâs âunconstitutionalâ to give scholarships to low-income students. The Wyoming Education Association (WEA) along with a handful… Read More
Public Education
Education reform will fail without tackling âbloatedâ National Education Association, warns teacherDespite praise for the Trump administrationâs goal to dismantle the Department of Education, at least one analyst is warning a more powerful adversary to educational reform… Read More
Public Education
Faculty at major university vow to ‘resist’ Trump’s ICE, declare ‘sanctuary union’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The sole faculty union at the University of Oregon has declared itself a âsanctuary unionâ that will not cooperate with federal deportation efforts. The University… Read More
Government
âSpitting madâ: Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten fumes over Trump education department cutsTeachers’ union head Randi Weingarten is spouting fury over the Trump administration’s recent Education Department workforce slashes, calling them âevisceration by a thousand cuts.â âIâm so mad, Iâm spitting mad… Read More
Public Education
Teacher Freedom Alliance launches union for pro-America educatorsA new alternative to mainstream teachersâ unions launched on Friday for teachers with âAmerican values.â The Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA) is an initiative of the Freedom Foundation, which has fought what… Read More
Public Education
University of California workers continue to strike(The Center Square) â Almost 60,000 University of California health care and service workers continued to strike Thursday throughout the state. The UC employees are represented by two unions that… Read More
Government
Utah governor signs bill banning collective bargaining between unions and governmentAÂ Utah bill to ban public-sector unions, such as teachersâ unions, from collective bargaining with public employers was signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday. HB 267… Read More
Government
Teachers’ union boss suggests without evidence that Trump is pulling student funding to pay âbillionaires’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten suggested without evidence Tuesday that President Donald Trump is snatching money away from funding public education to… Read More
Government
New study debunks union claims, shows right-to-work laws are correlated with higher wagesÂResearchers have debunked the claim that pro-union states have higher average wages than right-to-work states. Despite widespread claims that labor unions boost wages, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy… Read More
Public Education
Jill Biden, teachersâ union bosses ignore public ed decline in virtual eventFirst Lady Jill Biden and two teachersâ union bosses held an event where they praised one anotherâs work while failing to address the dire state of education. In a â… Read More
Culture
Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien declares war on Christmas with holiday walkout against AmazonGifts ordered on Amazon to arrive before Christmas may face delays after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declared a strike, beginning Thursday, against the retail and technology company. Teamsters estimates… Read More
Government
Sharing economy takes another hit as MA voters set low bar for drivers to unionizeThe cost advantages of the sharing economy continue to dwindle as voters in Massachusetts approved a proposal to allow app-based drivers to form unions. The threshold for union representation requires… Read More
Public Education
Two Massachusetts teachersâ unions declare illegal strikesTwo local teachersâ unions have voted to strike, even though itâs harmful to students and illegal in Massachusetts. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA) and the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE)… Read More
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