Education

Give Teachers the Freedom to Choose

• June 24, 2014

Let teachers worry about teaching; let politicians worry about politics. That’s been my mantra throughout my career as an educator. But, sadly, most public school teachers in Pennsylvania don’t have…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Government Unions’ Political Spending

• April 8, 2014

Currently, state and local governments, including school districts, use taxpayer-funded payroll systems and public employee time to collect union campaign contributions to candidates as well as union membership dues, a…

Fact Sheet

Education

Paycheck Protection Benefits Teachers and Taxpayers

• Matthew Brouillette
• January 15, 2014

Pennsylvania’s AFL-CIO union boss Rick Bloomingdale is absolutely right that there is a “war on workers” here in Pennsylvania—he should know, because he is waging it. His recent opinion piece…

Commentary

Education

Union Dues Backing Political Groups Prompted My Resignation

• November 19, 2013

This perspective on union spending by Pennsylvania public school teacher John Cress originally appeared at Free to Teach, a project of the Commonwealth Foundation. I have been a middle school…

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Education

Teacher: Forced Union Dues a “Kick in the Teeth”

• November 11, 2013

This perspective on union spending by Pennsylvania public school teacher Rob Brough originally appeared at Free to Teach, a project of the Commonwealth Foundation. I left my teachers union…

Media

NEA Funding of Radical Groups Prompted my Resignation

• October 31, 2013

I left my teachers union because I was against the forced funding of political groups that go against my personal beliefs. The NEA/PSEA’s agendas and political ideals are counter to…

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I Could No Longer Back NEA Support of Abortion Groups, Politics

• October 31, 2013

I have been a middle school math and special education teacher for six years. After nearly all that time in the union, I decided last year that I’d had enough…

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Education

Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out

• September 19, 2013

Did you know teachers’ unions can force many teachers in Pennsylvania to pay dues or a “fair share fee” that’s taken directly out of teachers’ paychecks? What’s more, this withholding…

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Education

TODAY: Pennsylvania Teachers Protest Union Abuses

• September 19, 2013

For Immediate Release The Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out Teacher unions get special treatment; force teachers and taxpayers to…

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