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A school board meeting scene titled "Union Influence vs. Student Achievement," with 7 out of 10 seats occupied by figures labeled "Union-Backed Candidates" prioritizing union interests listed on a chalkboard. On the other side, parents and students hold signs reading "Students First" and "Transparency Matters," highlighting the tension between union influence and student-focused priorities.

A 4x6 satirical illustration titled "Teacher Unions: Power Over Parents," featuring a school building overshadowed by a dark shadow labeled "Union Influence." Parents below hold signs saying "No to CRT" and "Parental Rights." In the background, union figures sit at a table marked "Political Messaging," surrounded by documents labeled "Divide and Dismiss," symbolizing control over narratives and suppression of parental dissent.

The gulf widens between parents and unions

Teacher unions parasitize the public education system to funnel as much money as possible into political power. It really is that simple. All political power gained by teacher unions is wielded to protect the education establishment from any attempts at reform, and to push the most far-left political ideologies they can get away with. In

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**Alt Text:** A symbolic image titled "Chicago Teachers Union: Radical Demands Over Education," showing a tipped scale with a massive sack labeled "$50 Billion Demands" outweighing a struggling taxpayer and a student holding an empty book labeled "Reading Proficiency." In the background, a school building repurposed into "Migrant Housing" displays a banner reading "Transformative Change," while union leaders celebrate.

Chicago Teachers Union wants $50 Billion MORE

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Thanks to a leaked document, parents and taxpayers in Chicago can fully let go of any lingering hope that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) exists to help facilitate public education. According to the document, CTU plans to demand an additional $50 billion in contract negotiations. That’s an additional$50 billion. These funds – to be extorted

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A classroom scene titled "Union Priorities: Time Off Over Education," featuring an empty teacher's desk labeled "43+ Days Off" and a calendar marked "More Leave Demanded." In the background, struggling students hold books labeled "Failing English Standards," while union leaders celebrate under a banner reading "Benefits Over Students," highlighting the gap between union demands and educational accountability.

“More vacation” is the Union Solution in Chicago

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Joking about the “European model” for paid time off has been standard water cooler fare for a very long time. Through a joining of political power and zero accountability, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is looking to bargain this joke into reality for its members. According to illinoispolicy.org, “Currently, teachers can take at least 43

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Unions start the lie machine in Oklahoma

State Legislation

SB 1513 is headed toward debate on the floor of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. As we previously noted, this legislation is quite straightforward in its intent: no school district can force employees to meet with an outside organization, districts can’t use their resources to communicate on behalf of outside organizations, and no outside

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A 4x6 satirical illustration titled "Teacher Unions: Politics Over Education," showing a classroom where a large funnel labeled "Union Dues" channels money into a political machine, which produces campaign signs for progressive causes. Frustrated teachers in the foreground hold signs reading "Support Classrooms, Not Politics," while students sit at desks labeled "Underfunded Education," symbolizing the diversion of resources from education to political agendas.

Unions prioritize politics, not teachers

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Teacher unions love to gaslight well-intended taxpayers by painting any attempt to limit their corrosive influence as “anti-education.” They claim that quality public education, and the well-being of teachers, are synonymous with how much money and influence unions are allowed to maintain. This is a far cry from the reality. Your local National Education Association

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**Alt Text:** A symbolic image titled "Oklahoma Takes on Teacher Union Entitlement," featuring a union woman in a dramatic pose, screaming and holding a sign that reads "Protect Our Monopoly." Behind her, other union representatives hold signs like "Anti-Teacher Legislation." On the opposite side, parents and students hold signs such as "Focus on Education" and "Support Students, Not Unions." In the center, a calm lawmaker holds a scroll labeled "SB 1513," symbolizing the push for education reform.

Oklahoma Unions Demand a Captive Audience

State Legislation

Oklahoma lawmakers are getting a taste of teacher union entitlement, as they consider legislation that would restrict unions’ ability to treat public school educators as a captive audience. If passed into law, Senate Bill 1513 would keep districts from requiring or coercing teachers into engaging with unions, or giving preferential treatment towards any one union.

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A 4x6 satirical illustration titled "Teacher Unions: Blocking Education Reform," showing union representatives forming a large wall labeled "No Reform" in front of a schoolhouse. On the left, parents and lawmakers hold signs reading "Support School Choice" and "Accountability for Teachers." On the right, a union lobbying machine channels money and influence toward silencing reform efforts, symbolizing barriers to change in education.

Teacher Unions Exercise Power by Blocking Reform (VIDEO)

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This short video gets to the heart of how teacher unions exercise power: by aggressively opposing any reforms to the education system. Consider your home state. A proposed reform can be as sweeping as school choice, or as simple as thoroughly evaluating teacher performance, and teacher unions immediately come out swinging. No one knows this

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An abandoned classroom with cobweb-covered desks. Outside, union members march with signs reading "School Closures Save Lives" and carry symbolic coffins. In the foreground, minority students sit at home with empty computer screens labeled "Lost Opportunities," symbolizing the educational damage from prolonged closures.

The More Powerful the Teachers Union, the Less the Children Learned

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The Biden administration is on a hunt for systemic racism. Thus far it’s found systemic racism everywhere from the highway system to the military, but the one place it hasn’t looked is among the ranks of the teachers unions who provide much of its cash and its election foot soldiers. But new data reported by

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A shadowy handshake between a union leader and a Republican lawmaker behind a curtain labeled "No Public Endorsements." In the foreground, parents hold signs like "School Choice Now" and "Stop Union Influence," symbolizing hidden alliances working against educational reform and parental rights.

Texas unions offer secret help to Republican collaborators

Teacher Unions

Few Republicans can get away with being openly affiliated with the leftist, anti-school choice teacher unions. Always happy to accommodate the fearful collaborators, Texas teacher unions offered the “secret best friends” option. In a statement to The Daily Signal, DeAngelis argued that teachers unions aren’t openly documenting their donations to Republicans because such endorsements are

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