Risking children’s futures to score political point

Pittsburgh native Katy Phillips is a finance professional with options. She doesn’t have to teach math in a public ...

The power of local

In 2015, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association became America’s second-largest teachers’ union to leave the NEA and create their own ...

“We Have the Right to Know!” FTT at Pennsylvania Leadership Conference

We’ve never seen more excitement at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference than in 2019. Each year in Harrisburg, the “PLC” brings ...

Six facts about state & national unions

As anyone who’s been a public school teacher can tell you, plenty of false messages circulate about union membership: ...

What can I do for daily workplace representation if I resign from my union?

Since the Janus v. AFSCME ruling in June 2018, many public school teachers have asked us what their daily life would ...

Knowing Your Rights and Union Alternatives

Do you know what your rights and protections are as a public school educator? Ever had questions about what would ...

I left PSEA/NEA. Now I want an independent local union.

Public school teacher David Chaump explains how the PSEA/NEA's lack of transparency and political agenda prompted him to leave ...

Back a no-brainer notice to let workers know they’re free

#RedforEd teacher strikes lack real dissent

Not all teachers want to strike to resolve problems, and not all agree that a lack of funding--the unions' main ...

Fact #6: State and national unions don’t always advocate for teachers’ best interests