Sentences with phrase «powerful state teachers union»

A State - By - State Comparison,» the Fordham Institute notes that 19 of the nation's 20 most powerful state teacher unions receive agency fees from non-union educators.

In short, «right to work» could transform the now - powerful state teachers union into a hollowed - out shell of its former self...

A major force in the Democratic win on Long Island last year was the effort by NYSUT, the powerful state teachers union that invested about $ 200,000 in an independent expenditure campaign focused on getting out the vote.

Ginny Fields and three colleagues to be fending off primary candidates backed by the powerful state teachers union represents a startling change to state politics.

Joining forces with the powerful state teachers union, the UFT succeeded in blocking Klein's tenure changes by embedding a provision in the 2008 — 09 budget that made it illegal to consider a teacher's job performance as a factor in the tenure process.

He's with California's powerful state teachers union.

The new rules, which were supported by the powerful state teachers union and hailed by Christie, speed up the process used to fire a tenured teacher.