2,824 Public Employees Helped Opt Out
18,000 Members
$323,875 Saved in Annual Union Dues
The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) held its annual representative assembly last month and claimed the union was in sound and strong financial footing, despite reports showing the union is in poor financial health. In his remarks to the assembly, NYSUT secretary-treasurer J. Philippe Abraham claimed NYSUT is “strong.”
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
A member of Americans for Fair Treatment was quoted in an opinion editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia teacher and former Philadelphia Federation of Teachers member Rochelle Porto told me that’s “a total misrepresentation.” According to Porto, HB 950 will diminish the individual rights of public union members. The proposed
Americans for Fair Treatment’s Senior Organizing Director Brigette Herbst penned a letter to the editor in LoudounNow noting that the narrative about collective bargaining improving student outcomes was based on a problematic study. You can read the full letter to the editor here.
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
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
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
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
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
