High Court Takes Challenge to Randi’s Forced Dues
The Supreme Court just agreed to take a major labor union case for its 2015-2016 sitting, titled Friedrichs v. California…
Illinois Taxpayers Fund Teacher Union Lobbyist Pension
What if one day of teaching could earn you a five-figure-per-year taxpayer-funded pension? One retired Illinois Federation of Teachers lobbyist…
Kids Left Behind as Randi’s Minions Walk Out in Waukegan
Since last Thursday, members of Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504, an affiliate of Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of…
Despicable Teacher Union Tactics Draw Blowback
There is a saying among lawyers that if both the facts and the law are against you, the correct strategy…
Unions Negotiating with NYC Fill Mayor’s Slush Fund
Earlier this year, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)—an affiliate of Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of Teachers (AFT)—got almost all…
Teachers Union Fighting Campaign Disclosure
Teachers unions in Massachusetts have tried before to obscure their involvement in political races: The Boston Teachers Union (BTU), an…
Randi Called Out for Dodging Accountability
Randi Weingarten likes to claim people who call her out are ultra-right-wing Tea Partiers, education privatizers, or agents of libertarian…
Skepticism Abounds on NYC Teachers Union Deal
The conventional wisdom on the recent deal between New York City and Michael Mulgrew’s United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is…
Randi’s Loss Is NYC Education’s Gain
New York’s parents can breathe a sigh of relief knowing the latest threat to their child’s education has been defeated. A…
Randi Runs as Radical Stances Meet Blowback in NYC
Today, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten will be in Kiev rallying for the interim government of Ukraine, far…