Add another $20 million in the already ballooning political budget of the union bosses. The “Change to Win labor federation” is “. . . spending more than $20 million — mostly under the radar — to help elect Democrats in…
It is no surprise that union officials have been given amazing access to the podium at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The forced-dues dollars that have flooded into support and sponsor the Convention should buy something. Among those who…
Colorado union bosses try to justify forced-union dues, and their opposition to a state Right to Work law, by claiming that all employees “benefit” from forced-union representation. But here is a clear case (one of an increasing number) where the…
The American magazine asks an interesting question with an obvious answer: Why do the headquarters of state teachers’ unions tend to be so close to state capitol buildings? Authors Jay P. Green and Jonathan Butcher write: If you stand on…
It has been nearly 30 days since the Iowa State House and Senate passed a sweeping union power grab of the state’s school boards. Despite initial indications that Democrat Gov. Chet Culver was not inclined to support the legislation, it…
Professional educators and leading opinion makers are calling for Iowa’s Governor Chet Culver to veto union power grab legislation that was rammed through the House and Senate by the Democrat leadership. The Sioux City Journal writes: For once, Iowa Gov.
The venerable Dan Walters, who covers California state politics for the Sacramento Bee, has discovered the obvious in a column entitled “Unions again using politics to bolster membership.” Walters notes: It’s no secret that organized labor has seen a steep…
A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by parents sent shock waves across the state this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants and their parents at risk of prosecution, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The National Education Association (NEA) is joining the chorus of Big Labor unions promising to spend millions of dollars in workers’ dues money this election cycle. “We plan to be very aggressive,” the teacher union boss told The Hill.