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Illinois Federation of Teachers educators aren’t getting what they’re paying for
The majority of IFT’s spending is not on representing teachers, according to its own reports. Teachers can opt out of the union during August. Teachers can spend hundreds of dollars — or more — a year in union dues. Most of that passes…
Teachers can stop paying union dues and keep their…
Educators can join thousands of their colleagues and opt out of union membership — and retain…
The Illinois Federation of Teachers spends millions on…
The union embraces political spending tactics the Chicago Teachers Union uses in an effort to…
7 things the union doesn’t want teachers to know
IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes…
Beyond the Classroom: What Connecticut’s Teachers…
When Connecticut Education Association (CEA) delegates traveled to Denver for the National Education…
The Endorsement Is Done. The Next SEBAC Fight Has Already Started
Gov. Ned Lamont secured the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s endorsement last month after candidate interviews conducted behind closed doors. Now, one of the federation’s state employee affiliates is already organizing members around the priorities it hopes to…
1-in-3 reject union membership in AFSCME Council 31
Of its own officers and employees, 83 made over $100,000. The main union for Illinois…
What teachers unions won’t tell you about the Federal…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has an opportunity to help Illinois students pay for educational resources…
From Closed Doors to Door to Door: How Connecticut…
The Connecticut AFL-CIO selected its preferred candidates behind closed doors last month. Now it is…
Chicago Teachers Union likes Johnson’s tax on…
The social media tax in the city’s 2026 budget already faces a lawsuit. A new social…
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