It takes a bit for data to be gathered and released. We went looking for information on the NEA (National Education Association) which is the largest teachers union in the United States. Here's a snapshot of how much money they get from dues as well as some ways they have spent it. It's informative. The article was originally published in Education Week. Orlando , Fla. - During the National Education Association’s annual four-day representative assembly, thousands of educators debated and voted on dozens of measures to chart the course of the largest teachers’ union for the next year. The 5,455 delegates in attendance also approved the union’s budget, which reflected a … [Read more...]
The 15 Largest Teachers’ Unions In The United States
Ever wondered how many teachers unions there are or how many teachers belong to unions? We found this source: The 15 Largest Teachers’ Unions In The United States - Zippia However...this second article gives a different mix of the largest teaches unions in the USA: 15 Most Powerful Teachers Unions in the United States Teachers unions represent the more than 3.2 million full-time teachers in more than 130,000 K-12 schools across the United States. The largest union, the National Education Association (NEA), has 3 million members. About 70% of teachers belong to a teachers union. Unions have influence Largest Teachers’ Unions Research Summary The largest teachers’ union in … [Read more...]
Do Teachers Need To Ditch Their Union?
This article comes to us from ZeroHedge Fund. Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness The Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus decision asserted that no teacher or any public employee has to pay a penny to a union as a condition of employment. While the unions have made it very difficult for teachers to leave, it is certainly doable. So how many teachers have left their union? According to a U.S. Department of Labor report filed in December, which includes data from the 2023-24 school year, the National Education Association has 2,839,808 total members, including educators, student teachers, retirees, NEA staff, and other miscellaneous categories. That’s down from 2,857,703 the … [Read more...]
Did the Washington Education Association (WEA) attempt to buy the 2020 elections in Washington State?
The original of this article can be found at: ShiftWA.org The Washington Education Association (WEA) is seriously misnamed, as the state’s largest teachers union is neither primarily focused on education or free association. It would be more accurate to describe the WEA as a Washington taxpayer funded SuperPAC for electing Democrats. If you think that’s an exaggeration, consider that with annual dues revenue of over $40 million dollars alone, not including sweetheart deals in other government contracts, the WEA is a money-making machine for Democrat candidates. That’s how the WEA was able to spend millions of dollars, taken from each union member’s taxpayer-funded paycheck, to … [Read more...]