Chicago’s Union Leaders Crossed a Line. They Are Failing Teachers and Families.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) chose to honor the convicted murderer of a New Jersey State Trooper with a “Rest in Power” tribute.
2,824 Public Employees Helped Opt Out
18,000 Members
$323,875 Saved in Annual Union Dues
2,824 Public Employees Helped Opt Out
18,000 Members
$323,875 Saved in Annual Union Dues
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) chose to honor the convicted murderer of a New Jersey State Trooper with a “Rest in Power” tribute.
First, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling: federal employees no longer need to file union labor charges before taking discrimination cases to court.
Time and again, union leaders reveal that protecting their members from accountability matters more to them than upholding the standards of the teaching profession.
Parents, students, and communities deserve better from those entrusted with shaping the next generation.
This ruling ensures that workers who experience discrimination from their unions are no longer locked out of justice.
This reform dismantles the staggering waste of over 750,000 hours of taxpayer-funded ‘official time’ on union activities, redirecting those resources to what matters most.
AFFT believes that every public employee, whether a teacher, school staffer, or government worker, has the constitutional right to choose whether to join a union.
The result is clear. Jewish educators feel abandoned. Jewish students feel targeted.
Heaps learned only after the fact that his daughter’s school had been referring to her using a different name and male pronouns without his knowledge or consent.