The Teacher Tax: Union Takes $700/year from Ohio Educators

Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Teachers in school districts organized by the Ohio Education Association (OEA) are charged $703.33 per year for union membership, and can be forced to pay $688.67 in annual “fair share” fees if they decline to join the union. Barring a religious exemption, a full-time Ohio teacher with a salary… Continue reading The Teacher Tax: Union Takes $700/year from Ohio Educators

Meet the Bosses: National Education Association

Dennis Van Roekel was paid $389,620 in fiscal year 2012 as president of the National Education Association (NEA), America’s largest labor union. Van Roekel was one of 14 NEA bosses paid more than $250,000 with dues taken from teachers in Ohio and other forced-unionism states as a condition of employment. Based on union filings with the… Continue reading Meet the Bosses: National Education Association