Opportunity Re-Knox
A recently filed lawsuit in California picks up where Knox v. SEIU left off. In a case brought to the Supreme Court by the National Right to Work Foundation last June, the justices ruled 7-2 that the...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawsuit Challenges Mandatory Agency Fees
If the California Teachers Association and its parent, the National Education Association, represent Goliath, then ten teachers and a small union alternative called the Christian Educators Association...
View ArticleWill the Supreme Court Do an “Abood Face?”
The decision in Harris v Quinn could be just the first shoe to drop in the fight against forced union dues. Last month was not kind to Big Labor. First, the teachers unions in California had some of...
View ArticleInterview With Rebecca Friedrichs – Fighting for Teacher Freedom
In April 2013, the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), as noted on their website, “filed suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of 10 California...
View ArticleUnion-dues case moves closer to Supreme Court
Sometimes you win by losing. That’s precisely what occurred last week, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the motion by Rebecca Friedrichs’ attorneys to decide her case (Friedrichs v....
View ArticleFifty States of Right-to-Work?
Elected officials, the courts and John Q. Public are supporting worker freedom these days; teachers unions and other public employee unions are on the run. Last Monday, Illinois governor Bruce Rauner...
View ArticleBain Explained
Bain v. CTA is the latest lawsuit to challenge teacher union hegemony. For the third time in three years, a lawsuit has been filed in California that challenges the way the teachers unions do business....
View ArticleThe Unions’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Which meant it was a very good week for the rest of us. Last week, labor unions took a series of body blows. First, it was announced Monday that Missouri had become the 28th right-to-work state. The...
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