newYou can now listen to Fox News articles.
The National Education Association (NEA) is facing a mass exodus of members for the sixth year in a row. But NEA President Becky Pringle said the blame isn’t on declining student numbers or the loss of funding. can you believe me. The NEA’s blatant prioritization of a radical political agenda at the expense of member representation has resulted in the union losing more than 12,000 members in 2023, according to a union statement. latest financial report.
Labor union membership has been on the decline for decades. Unfortunately for Big Labor, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME (2018) firmly recognized the First Amendment right of public employees to secede from union membership, and this downward trend accelerated.
NEA’s strategy to maintain membership and, by extension, steady cash flow relies on keeping teachers in the dark about their Janus-affirmed First Amendment rights.When there is no labor union incorrect characterization State groups such as the California Teachers Association say the ruling is a ploy to “take away the freedoms of working people.” support bill Employers are prohibited from discussing the right to freedom of association with union members.
According to the report card of a major labor union, it has been found that the number of teachers’ union members has decreased significantly since 2018.
Furthermore, the NEA consistently supporters of abolition The law would force employees across the country to maintain union membership or face termination.
it’s perfect NEA prefers In exchange, members exercise their First Amendment rights to “participate in political activities” and “support student movements.” The union’s latest financial report speaks loudly to the quiet part: the NEA’s political agenda is more important than workplace rights.
Teachers unions ‘secretly’ spend millions on Republican primaries in 32 states: report
Between 2023 academic year, the NEA funneled $176 million in dues revenue from teacher salaries directly into the pockets of political candidates and ideological causes. Expenditures supporting union political policies accounted for 34% of the NEA’s 2023 budget, while subsidies for “representative activities” accounted for just 8%.
FILE – Jan. 31: National Education Association President Becky Pringle poses for a photo with Newton Public Schools educators gathered on the Newton Education Center lawn to commemorate the ninth day of the strike. The union was fined $50,000 per day by the court for not calling off the strike, which is illegal under state law. (Photo by Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Not surprisingly, recipients of the NEA; significant political contributions It also does little about teachers’ workplace rights.of action fund for our futureFor example, it received more than $3 million from unions to build “progressive power through voter engagement, issue advocacy, and community organizing.” I focus Social justice and climate change.
For more FOX News opinions, click here
education internationalalso received a $3 million check from the NEA and aims to take away union rights. left wing priorities World wide.
NEA staff benefited from: Membership fees rising, too. NEA President Becky Pringle paid In 2023, it was $495,787, an increase of $46,250 from the previous year. By comparison, According to NEAThe average starting salary for teachers is $42,844.
![Kamala Harris and Becky Pringle](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/07/1200/675/Kamala-Harris-Rebecca-Pringle.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Vice President Kamala Harris (right) shakes with National Education Association President Becky Pringle during the National Education Association 2022 Annual Meeting and Delegate Meeting on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Chicago. (Tannen Morley/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It is clear that the NEA is nothing more than an ideologically divisive political advocacy group seeking to exploit educators’ workplace concerns. Fortunately, teachers are paying attention. Despite a period of stable recruitment in public schools, NEA membership declined in the 2023 school year. 12,287resulting in a loss for the entire union. Since the Janus decision Over 220,000 people.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
If it were up to the NEA, teachers would remain unaware of their right to leave a union that no longer serves them. Fortunately, my organization, the Freedom Foundation, understands that when teachers are properly informed about their First Amendment rights, hundreds of thousands of them will leave their union membership. This is exactly what has happened to the NEA and other government unions over the past six years.
Unless the NEA’s power-hungry political agenda distracts the leadership and refocuses it on issues in the education field, it is only a matter of time before declining membership pushes the union to the point of no return. be.
Click here to read more from Aaron With