Tag: MEA

MEA Encourages Democrat Crossover For THEIR Candidate

Well, it seems conservatives might have a clue as to who NOT to vote for in August’s 47th District State House race. The wary might be concerned that Democrats are being recruited by the Michigan Education Association to crossover into…

Teachers Hoping Strength From Their Win

From Cap Con: Teachers Miriam Chanski and Ray Arthur say they hope their victory in getting out of the Michigan Education Association will embolden the 8,000 other teachers who have failed to pay union dues this year. Chanski and Arthur filed…

Some Signs For Saturday

At the left. Tea Party in Lansing Signs Signs2 Signs3 6 alternate sign ideas.. (2 per PDF) feel free to use or modify to fit your sign ideas   Given the concentration on the education angle (Wisconsin) It might be…

Michigan Education Association Ads Fail Fact-Check

Claims of ‘concessions’ and doing ‘more with less’ are unsupported, misleading or false The Michigan Education Association is airing television and radio advertisements that are misleading the public, according to Michael Van Beek, director of education policy at the Mackinac…

Arbitration? Consider Your "Decider" Carefully..

In arbitration, a neutral third party is empowered by the parties involved, to decide the outcome of a dispute.  Somewhat resembling legal proceedings, it is generally agreed beforehand the arbitrators decision will be final. Perusing through a recent financial statement…

Michigan Teachers Should FIRE the MEA.

While it may seem that the MEA has done great things for educators in its bludgeoning of Michigan lawmakers over the last few days, the end result might well be a snap back, that makes more glaringly obvious the over…

Leadership failure leads to shutdown, among other things

Michigan has a snow day.. in September.  Yes its Cold, but not THAT type of Snow day.. Michigan Assistant House Republican Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, issued the following statement after failure of legislative leaders to reach a balanced budget…

More On School Employee …Perks

Not that I really expect anything to happen with Andy Dillon’s proposal, at least as long as Granholm is still governor, and on the leash of the MEA or other big labor, but it should be noted that there would…

Michigan Education Association Opposes Obamacare

An amazing new development!  The MEA has apparently taken a stand on the efforts of the Obama administration with this quote: “This is a massive expansion of government at a time when we can’t even get the budget balanced,” said…