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PA teachers union misinforms about constitutional amendment

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) sent an email in support of the controversial proposal out of Pennsylvania known as House Bill 950. The bill creates a “fundamental right” to collective bargaining, as well as empower (and insulate) unions from democratically elected legislators. PSEA listed a plethora of positives about

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Julie Su’s Senate hearing confirms Big Labor backing

Biden’s pick for the next Department of Labor Secretary, Julie Su, faced the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last week in her confirmation hearing. However, there are signs the nominee may fall short — Su’s controversial past have Republicans staunchly opposed to her confirmation and two key Democrats

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AFT’s Weingarten meets the facts

As public scrutiny grows, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten appears to be rewriting history in favor of the teachers’ union and herself. During a recent panel discussion, Weingarten continued to promote her narrative on AFT’s push to keep schools closed during the pandemic and was met with

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Long Island teachers remain without contract after 12 years

Long Island teachers on April 23 protested over the ongoing, 12-year contract negotiation impasse between the Lawrence Teachers’ Association (LTA) and the Lawrence Union Free School District. The Lawrence Union Free School District is located in Cedarhurst, New York. The previous contract ended in 2011, and teachers in the school

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Public Employee: My union did not represent my interests

An AFFT member, who asked to remain anonymous due to the tricky political situation with his workplace union, the Public Employees Federation (PEF), said that he is not alone when he points out that PEF “doesn’t represent its parole members properly.” This member, who is a parole officer, knows that

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Congressional hearing features union-backed politicians

The House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic invited American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten to testify about AFT’s role in keeping schools closed during the pandemic. Throughout the hearing, several Democratic Party lawmakers on the committee defended Weingarten. It is likely because these allies had

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