The Sorry, but Unapologetic, Teachers Unions

By Larry Sand
11/04/2014
 Unions demand apologies, but refuse to make any themselves. The cover of the November 3rd edition of Time Magazine reads “It’s nearly impossible to fire a bad teacher; some tech millionaires may have found a way to change that.” Accompanying the text is a photo of a judge’s gavel about to pound an apple. The...

TAGS: American Federation of Teachers, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Empowerment Network, David Welch, Larry Sand, Marshall Tuck, Michael Mulgrew, Mike Antonucci, National Education Association, New York State United Teachers, Randi Weingarten, teachers union, Tom Torlakson, United Federation of Teachers

Bad Week for Teachers Unions

By Larry Sand
09/09/2014
These days, the teachers unions have landed on the wrong side of judges, teachers, the general public and just about everyone else whose lives they touch. Seems like the teachers unions are getting it from all sides these days. In a Wall Street Journal piece, the writers note that the percentage of elementary and secondary...

TAGS: American Federation of Teachers, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, Jerry Brown, Larry Sand, Michael Mulgrew, Michigan Education Association, Mike Antonucci, National Education Association, Right to Work, Rolf Treu, teachers unions, United Federation of Teachers, Vergara

Teachers Practicing Sexual Harassment Protected by Unions, Victim Advocates Intimidated

By Larry Sand
04/10/2012
With teacher union enabling, child abuse goes on unabated. A male business owner joking about life for homosexuals in prison, forced a junior accountant to bend over a desk, lined up behind him to simulate a sex act, then quipped, “I’ll show you what’s gay.” An insurance company middle manager who had been warned about...

TAGS: California Teachers Association, Eva Moskowitz, Joel Klein, Michael Mulgrew, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten, teachers unions, United Federation of Teachers

Steve Jobs vs. Wall St. Whiners and Teachers Unions

By Larry Sand
10/11/2011
Steve Jobs knew how to create wealth. The parasitic Wall Street protesters and teachers unions want to destroy it. There are many theories as to who is orchestrating the “Occupy Wall Street” protests – known in some circles as “Kamp Alinsky” and “Kamp Kvetch” – in lower Manhattan and elsewhere throughout our country. George Soros?...

TAGS: American Federation of Teachers, Apple, capitalism, Michael Mulgrew, Occupy Wall Street, Randi Weingarten, teachers unions, United Federation of Teachers