The California Teachers Association—one of the most politically powerful groups in the state—may have to start funding its political campaigns with the money of only those teachers who actually support its goals. Unlike other groups that seek donations from like-minded people who support the organizations’ goals, the CTA has long benefi ...
One of the big cases of this Supreme Court term is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which will decide if public employee unions can garnish non-union workers’ wages to pay for activities ostensibly related to collective bargaining without the workers’ affirmative consent. As we’ve noted in previous blog posts, ever ...