Teacher Union Dues Bankroll Far-Out Causes
“Since Janus, the actively employed membership of the nation’s largest teacher union, the [NEA], has fallen substantially."
A document the National Education Association filed with the U.S. Department of Labor in 2011 indicates that the teachers union donated $100,000 to Media Matters For America nearly two years ago, describing it as a payment for “public relations costs.” In the months that followed, Media Matters’ online coverage of teachers unions increased, focusing largely on attacking the Fox News Channel and other media outlets it considers “conservative” in nature, the Daily Caller reports.
The $100,000 payment was first documented in “Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind.”
“Since Janus, the actively employed membership of the nation’s largest teacher union, the [NEA], has fallen substantially."
After a fierce legislative battle, a bill to protect Idaho educators’ freedom of association has been signed by GOP Gov. Brad Little. The Committee is committed to similarly protecting more and more civil servants nationwide.
With President Trump’s sharp rollback of union monopoly bargaining in federal workplaces in effect, federal taxpayers have reportedly been getting better services while saving tens of billions of dollars in payroll costs.