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
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Ohio Education Association Dumps Teachers’ Dues into Leftist Politics
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Ohio Education Association (OEA), Ohio’s largest labor union, claims to speak for all teachers while subjecting its members to a constant barrage of leftist politics. This has been the case for years and remains true today, as evidenced by even a casual glance at OEA communications. OEA’s adoration… Continue reading Ohio Education Association Dumps Teachers’ Dues into Leftist Politics
Teachers Union President Siphons $1 Million From Ohio Educators
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Outgoing Ohio Education Association (OEA) President Patricia Frost-Brooks was paid a total of $998,949 from 2008-2012, the first five years of her six-year tenure. Thanks to union contracts that existed long before many current teachers were hired, the vast majority of OEA’s revenue comes from more than… Continue reading Teachers Union President Siphons $1 Million From Ohio Educators
Ohio Teachers Forced to Pay Union Employees an Average of $100,000
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The average Ohio Education Association (OEA) employee was paid $43,838 more than Ohio’s average teacher in 2012, as OEA staff and officers raked in an average of $100,553 while the teachers forced to pay received an average of $56,715. Statewide average annual pay was $44,253 in 2012,… Continue reading Ohio Teachers Forced to Pay Union Employees an Average of $100,000
Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Public employee unions were the biggest spenders of all Ohio political action committees (PACs) during the first three and a half months of 2013, based on data released last week by the secretary of state. Sorting PAC reports by expenditures from January 1 through April 17, government unions held… Continue reading Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Ohio Education Association Pay Skyrockets Despite Shrinking Membership
The average pay of Ohio Education Association (OEA) employees increased by 25 percent between 2003 and 2012 while the union’s membership shrank by nearly 7 percent. During the same period, annual OEA dues charged to teachers increased by 25 percent. OEA had 131,089 members at the time of the union’s 2003 report to the U.S.… Continue reading Ohio Education Association Pay Skyrockets Despite Shrinking Membership
Teachers Union Desperate, Delusional Due to Workplace Freedom Campaign
Absurd Ohio Education Association (OEA) talking points show the union’s desperation to obscure the truth about workplace freedom, which would allow Ohio teachers to opt out of paying the dues that make OEA bosses wealthy and powerful. The image shown at left, posted by OEA to the union’s Facebook page on January 5, 2013, is one… Continue reading Teachers Union Desperate, Delusional Due to Workplace Freedom Campaign
Ohio Education Association Propaganda Shows Union’s Low Opinion of Teachers
The Ohio Education Association (OEA) recently added a “Why No Rights at Work is Wrong” page of retooled We Are Ohio propaganda to the union’s website, which is paid for with mandatory union dues. Based on the cartoonish talking points against workplace freedom, OEA bosses don’t think teachers are terribly bright. A Media Trackers analysis of each union… Continue reading Ohio Education Association Propaganda Shows Union’s Low Opinion of Teachers
Meet the Bosses: Ohio Education Association
Ohio Education Association (OEA) President Patricia Frost-Brooks was paid $267,916 in dues taken from Ohio teachers during fiscal year 2012, according to the union’s latest staff and officer data submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. More than a hundred OEA employees and officers were paid six figures during the same period, as the union gave $77,500… Continue reading Meet the Bosses: Ohio Education Association
“Moving Ohio Forward” is a D.C. Union Front
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Progressive super PAC Moving Ohio Forward is a labor front group launched in September with two $500,000 contributions from Washington, D.C. unions. Ohio Education Association (OEA) Secretary-Treasurer James Timlin is the treasurer of Moving Ohio Forward, which campaigned in support of ten Democrat candidates for the Ohio House.… Continue reading “Moving Ohio Forward” is a D.C. Union Front