Right-to-Work Rights and Wrongs

By Larry Sand

08/13/2013

Teachers union treasurer perpetuates myths about worker freedom. The term “right-to-work” (RTW) very simply means that workers don’t have to pay dues to a union as a condition of employment. In the U.S., there are 24 such states and 26 where paying dues to a union is required in many workplaces. The unions, with all...

TAGS: Arlene Inouye, Bob Peterson, California Charter School Association, collective bargaining, Larry Sand, National Education Association, National Right to Work Foundation, Right to Work, Scott Walker, teachers union, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Wisconsin Education Association Council

Workers of the World, Your Rights!

By Larry Sand

06/11/2013

A week in June is being promoted to advise workers of their right to opt out of union membership. Unknown to many employees throughout the country – especially in non-right-to-work states – they have a right to not belong to a union. This year, June 23rd – 29th is being dedicated to informing America’s wage...

TAGS: agency fee payer, California Teachers Empowerment Network, Heritage Foundation, James Sherk, Larry Sand, Mike Antonucci, National Employee Freedom Week, National Right to Work Foundation, Nevada Policy Research Institute, Right to Work, teachers union

Opportunity Re-Knox

By Larry Sand

05/07/2013

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 Service Employees International Union could not force its members to pay the part of union dues that goes...

TAGS: agency fee, California Teachers Association, California Teachers Empowerment Network, Center for Individual Rights, Christian Educators Association International, Knox v. SEIU, Larry Sand, National Education Association, National Right to Work Foundation, Samuel Alito, Service Employees International Union, Steve Greenhut

The Not So Merry Month of May

By Larry Sand

01/08/2013

In California schools, the fifth month (formerly known as May) is now Labor History Month. As Kevin Dayton pointed out in Union Watch last week, the entire month of May is now officially deemed Labor History Month in California. Courtesy of AB 2269, the state education code has been amended to read, The month of...

TAGS: California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, California Teachers Empowerment Network, Dennis Van Roekel, Labor History Month, Larry Sand, National Right to Work Foundation, Prop. 30, Prop. 38, Randi Weingarten, SB 1530, seniority, teachers unions, tenure

Knox vs. SEIU – A Reaffirmation

By Larry Sand

07/03/2012

The Supreme Court reached the right decision in the Knox case, but we still to need to let all American workers choose whether or not they want to belong to a union. While last week’s Supreme Court’s Arizona immigration and Obamacare decisions have caused great controversy in some circles, its earlier judgment in the Knox...

TAGS: agency fee payer, Forced Unionism, National Right to Work Foundation, Service Employees International Union, Steven Greenhut, teachers unions

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