A recent report by the Commonwealth Foundation illustrates how the state’s teachers unions and other public employee unions amass millions of dollars through mandatory dues deductions, and how the unions spent much of the money on political causes their members may or may…
The news is full of stories where union monopoly bargaining power over schools blocks, delays and overrides disciplinary actions by school management and school boards but Governor Brown takes it to a “new” level. Again, this action exposes…
UFT Paid $370,000 to Ghost Consultants Written By: Mike Antonucci – Oct• 03•13 Halloween approaches, so perhaps it’s not surprising to find the United Federation of Teachers inhabiting the spirit world. According to Crain’s, the New York City teachers’ union…
The Wall Street Journal looks at the miracle of choice — government union members in Wisconsin who now have a choice whether to join a union are deciding to vote with their feet and pocketbooks. They are leaving the union in…
WI Teacher Union Losing Its Teacher Healthcare Monopoly What happens when teachers are given a choice whether to join a union? Teachers in Kenosha, Wis., voted to decertify their union, the Kenosha Education…
Year after year, students in Big Labor controlled school systems get farther behind new study documents. Expanding on Terry Moe’s research in his book Special Interest.
Amy Volk, a state representatives from Maine, makes an eloquent case why the state should adopt a Right to Work law: For years, an unhealthy alliance between Democratic politicians and labor…
HotAir.com has a nice summary of the failing efforts of Michigan union bosses to smother the spread of Right to Work in the state: Last winter, the state of Michigan officially became the country’s 24th right-to-work state —…
By Larry Sand On August 13, 2013 · (From UnionWatch) Teachers union treasurer perpetuates myths about worker freedom. The term “right-to-work” (RTW) very simply means that workers don’t have to pay…