GOP’s ‘Dangerous Liaison’ With Union Bigwigs
Josh Hawley distances himself from pro-Right to Work pledges, aligning with union bosses like the Teamsters, despite their history of corruption.
How low can the union bosses go? That is a the question voters in West Virginia are asking themselves after seeing the teacher union produce an TV ad exploiting the death of 29 miners to make their case against charter schools. Big Government.com has the story:
The West Virginia chapters of the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association have teamed up with the miners union and the AFL-CIO to produce a television ad attacking Democratic State Sen. Erik Wells.
Like President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Wells supports charter schools. The AFT and NEA do not. Therefore, exploiting the deaths of 29 miners, the unions find Wells unfit for legislative service.
It’s a perfect example of the depth teachers unions will stoop to attack political candidates – even Democratic candidates they traditionally support.
Josh Hawley distances himself from pro-Right to Work pledges, aligning with union bosses like the Teamsters, despite their history of corruption.
Michigan's K-12 school enrollment has dropped by 4.9% since 2019, and many parents have moved their children to states with less powerful unions or enrolled them in charter schools, leading to a 3.3% increase in charter school enrollment.
Gov. Jeff Landry may soon have the opportunity to sign the first comprehensive statewide ban on union monopoly bargaining in state…