teachers’ unions

Federal Lawmakers Weigh New Oversight as Critics Say NEA and AFT Misuse Funds and Serve as Money-Laundering Operations for Leftist Political Agendas

Over the last year, President Trump has made it his mission to ensure that all organizations and institutions receiving federal support comply with federal regulations. Higher education, for example, has seen over 4,000 grants—totaling billions of dollars—canceled, ending years of Americans’ tax dollars being spent on ridiculous, ideologically driven causes. Public education players, such as […]

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Notes on Teachers’ Union ‘Free Riding’

Although I am not a member of the faculty union at the City University of New York (CUNY) where I teach, I am required to pay its annual fee. The courts allow this arrangement called an “agency shop,” so that non-members like me don’t become free riders – getting benefits from union representation in contract […]

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