Public Education
Half of Colorado teachers injured by students; union blames lack of fundingHalf of Colorado’s teachers have been attacked by a student, but the state union still refuses to advocate for stronger discipline. In its 2025-26 State of Education report, the Colorado Education Association… Read More
Public Education
Sacramento teachers seek to remove union control(The Center Square) – Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Association’s authority over their school. Earlier this month,… Read More
Courts
Oregon’s new pro-union law accused of chilling free speech, defying Supreme Court precedentAdvocates for workers’ rights are challenging a new Oregon law in court for allegedly violating the First Amendment and discriminating in favor of unions. Freedom Foundation filed the lawsuit Dec. 31 over… Read More
Public Education
House Education Committee accuses union of exploiting teachers through retirement schemeA Congressional committee is investigating the retirement system of the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which is allegedly exploiting member benefits for financial gain. The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts Teachers Association wants another tax on ‘richest 1%’ to fund free collegeMassachusetts’ largest teachers’ union wants the state to adopt a constitutional amendment to tax the “wealth of the richest 1%” to pay for free public college. The Massachusetts Teachers Association… Read More
Culture
Modest Boeing strike hits Missouri and Illinois fighter jet plantsA few thousand Boeing defense employees responsible for fighter jet construction in Missouri and Illinois went on strike Monday. The roughly 3,200 protesting workers from the International Association of Machinists… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union head gleefully declares that her union owns American children(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that “all children belong to” the union. At the City Club Chicago… Read More
Courts
Wyoming teachers’ union sues school choice program designed for low-income studentsThe Wyoming teachers’ union is suing the state’s first-ever school choice program, claiming it’s “unconstitutional” to give scholarships to low-income students. The Wyoming Education Association (WEA) along with a handful… Read More
Public Education
Education reform will fail without tackling ‘bloated’ National Education Association, warns teacherDespite praise for the Trump administration’s goal to dismantle the Department of Education, at least one analyst is warning a more powerful adversary to educational reform… Read More
Public Education
Faculty at major university vow to ‘resist’ Trump’s ICE, declare ‘sanctuary union’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The sole faculty union at the University of Oregon has declared itself a “sanctuary union” that will not cooperate with federal deportation efforts. The University… Read More
Government
‘Spitting mad’: Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten fumes over Trump education department cutsTeachers’ union head Randi Weingarten is spouting fury over the Trump administration’s recent Education Department workforce slashes, calling them “evisceration by a thousand cuts.” “I’m so mad, I’m spitting mad… Read More
Public Education
Teacher Freedom Alliance launches union for pro-America educatorsA new alternative to mainstream teachers’ unions launched on Friday for teachers with “American values.” The Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA) is an initiative of the Freedom Foundation, which has fought what… Read More
Public Education
University of California workers continue to strike(The Center Square) – Almost 60,000 University of California health care and service workers continued to strike Thursday throughout the state. The UC employees are represented by two unions that… Read More
Government
Utah governor signs bill banning collective bargaining between unions and governmentA Utah bill to ban public-sector unions, such as teachers’ unions, from collective bargaining with public employers was signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday. HB 267… Read More
Government
Teachers’ union boss suggests without evidence that Trump is pulling student funding to pay ‘billionaires’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten suggested without evidence Tuesday that President Donald Trump is snatching money away from funding public education to… Read More
Culture
Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien declares war on Christmas with holiday walkout against AmazonGifts ordered on Amazon to arrive before Christmas may face delays after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declared a strike, beginning Thursday, against the retail and technology company. Teamsters estimates… Read More
Government
Sharing economy takes another hit as MA voters set low bar for drivers to unionizeThe cost advantages of the sharing economy continue to dwindle as voters in Massachusetts approved a proposal to allow app-based drivers to form unions. The threshold for union representation requires… Read More
Public Education
Two Massachusetts teachers’ unions declare illegal strikesTwo local teachers’ unions have voted to strike, even though it’s harmful to students and illegal in Massachusetts. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA) and the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE)… Read More
Public Education
This California teacher opposes teachers’ unions. Here’s why.Peggy Nguyen has been a teacher for almost 30 years, but she doesn’t support teachers’ unions. “I recently heard someone say that if you’re against the teachers’ union then you… Read More
Government
‘Sleeping giant’: US could be inches away from another economic crisis as massive port strike looms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Tens of thousands of dockworkers could go on strike on Oct. 1 in a move that experts say could wreak havoc on American supply chains… Read More
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