Collective bargaining

It’s time to tell the truth about NCAE

A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State.…

NCAE teacher rally points the finger in the wrong direction

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to…

Newsroom strike threatened at ProPublica

Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about an interesting challenge for one left-of-center news outlet. ProPublica, which describes itself as “an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism…

Trump Team Plans for Sweeping Layoffs

James Lynch writes for National Review Online about the Trump administration’s plan to slash the federal workforce. The Trump administration is ordering federal agencies to prepare for overhauls and mass…

Chicago Teachers Union Unveils Real Priorities (Not Educating Kids)

James Cirrone writes for DailyMail.com about the latest demands from Chicago’s public school teachers union. The Chicago Teachers Union’s contract is set to expire in June which will soon prompt…

Teachers Union Wants Homeless to Sleep in School Parking Lots

Alec Schemmel of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the latest questionable idea emerging from a teachers union. One of California’s largest teachers’ unions wants to open up its public…

Democratic Support Group Targets Union Members for Layoffs

Andrew Kerr of the Washington Free Beacon reports an amusing aspect of the political turmoil plaguing the professional left. Democratic fundraising juggernaut ActBlue slashed 17 percent of its workforce on…

President Biden Caves to Railroad Unions Demands

President Joe Biden caves in the face of demands from railroad unions in order to avoid a strike. The deal may temporarily reduce disruptions to supply lines and transportation, but…

Unionizing Truck Drivers Would Ramp Up Supply Chain Problems

Matthew Garnett writes at the Federalist about an unintended consequences of unionizing truck drivers. [Driver Cyrus] Tharpe believes presidents can “make big things happen” and hopes President Biden will force…

Want to improve teaching in our schools?

That’s an important question because teacher quality is a key ingredient of student achievement. A more important question is: How? The conventional response is to raise teacher pay. Unfortunately, teacher…

Unions Should Focus on Workers, Not Congress

Sean Higgins argues at National Review Online that labor unions should shift gears to ensure their survival. The U.S. labor movement is facing a crisis of dwindling membership and hitching…

Get ready for the “teacher strike” talk from activist educators