The teachers unions are the biggest lobbyists at all levels of government. 99% of their support goes to Democrats. One teachers union actually raised their dues to be able to collect more for the Obama campaign. Are we seeing a pattern here?
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October 18, 2011 09:30
Professional protester Lisa Fithian teaches teachers union to be radical
“Fithian is a legendary organizer who operates in the world of anti-globalism anarchists, antiwar protesters, and union activists…[SHE] played an important role in the violent shutdown of Seattle during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting” – Byron York
February 24, 2011 08:58
Unions join in $30 million pushback
Funds will be dedicated to paid media, lobbying, work-site leaflets, and a range of other campaign items, including opposition research into groups that unions believe could be funding state efforts to restrict union rights, such as the Koch Brothers, and the Scaife and Walton Foundations. – WSJ
January 6, 2011 08:25
Education Department teams with unions in global effort at ‘progressive’ reform
Seeking more ways to blow the doubled budget under Obama, Sec. Arne Duncan will have the Department team up with teachers unions in a global summit to “consider the future of their profession as equal partners with governments”.
October 5, 2010 04:06
The Urban Plantation
When the academic Left brought the union big guns into the D.C. mayoral race, the president and the Secretary of Education went to ground. Barack Obama and Arne Duncan are in danger of confirming a Chicago stereotype: talking that reform talk, but seldom walking the walk.
September 24, 2010 04:25
Communists to Be Welcomed at Progressive March
The mainstream media, however, can be expected not to highlight the fact that the Democratic Party and its constituency groups, which are running the rally, have made common cause with communist groups dedicated to the destruction of the American system and withdrawing U.S. military power from the Middle East in the face of global Islamic terror.
August 14, 2010 09:40
5 Ways the Incestuous Left is Pimping Your Kids for Cash and Votes
We’ve heard the stories: from the teacher complaining to NJ Governor Chris Christie, to reports of banned candy canes, to Planned Parenthood distributing condoms in elementary schools. It’s apparent there’s a connected, concerted effort by the Left to exploit our children. But what does a classroom full of kids have to offer liberals? Follow the money and the politics. The answer becomes clear. No Parents Required
