the National Education Association (NEA) and other teachers' unions in the United States. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation's plan to pursue cases against the NEA; Allegations of improper use of union...
Mike Antonucci at the Education Intelligence Agency has published his annualmembershipandfinancenumbers for National Education Association (NEA) and state affiliates. And, if you're a union advocate, the numbers aren't good. Total NEA membership is down .5 percent from last year and down 6.4 per...
The Act 10 law effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions by allowing them to bargain solely over base wage increases no greater than inflation. It also disallowed the automatic withdrawal of union dues, required annual recertification votes for unions, and forced public work...
Saying unions are starting to get hit financially, teachers unions are again asking a federal judge to block part of a new state law that prevents dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks.
"It appears that plaintiffs' ultimate grievance is the lack of state action in prohibiting bundled employment-related benefit and political expenditures as a part of membership dues," the judge wrote. California Teachers Association lawyer Jacob Rukeyser said Wilson's finding was significant because ...
Ed. 2d 217 (1975), the Supreme Court held that the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Pennsylvania Jewish Community Relations Council, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State each had standing to bring an establishment...
When it comes to making sure students have the tools for successful learning, school teachers commonly dip into their own pockets to pay for classroom materials. Fortunately, the Educator Expense Tax Deduction can offer teachers some financial relief.
If not, find one in your state and pay those dues. Call them. Tell them what happened. In my state, Georgia, they provide a lawyer to advocate and protect you. We are not a union state, but I’m a member of a professional organization.” ...
I could turn to her books and see how it was a trap. When students came into my classroom after being kicked out of the local charter school, I had an explanation for why they were so academically behind their peers. And when contrarians complained about our union dues and wondered what ...
very few teachers are leaving the unions because they’re still represented by, silenced by, and severely bullied by state and national unions, and teachers still have no idea their dues are being used to damage our schools, degrade their profession, undermine parents, and sexualize our...