IL can gag charter school operators over teacher unionization, judge says – Legal Newsline

Illinois Democratic state lawmakers can constitutionally force charter school operators into silence when Democratic-allied teachers unions attempt to organize their workforces, under threat of losing the charter they need to remain in business, a federal judge has ruled.
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daskoterzar
3 months ago

Hey, but, ya know…it’s all about the kids.

Unions had a place and maybe do now too in some industries, but in the Education Business, they have lost track of purpose of Education, their purpose now is to control competition and extort money from the tax payer…and oh, yeah…show up for a class here and there in between summers, in-service training, conferences in Italy and holiday breaks. The unions do nothing but protect and enrich themselves. Close it. Fire them all. Start over.

The Railroader
3 months ago

This would be fair only if the union was gagged as well. Otherwise, this is an Equal Protection clause violation. Not that an Obama judge really studied law. Well… maybe studied, understand it? Naah.

Deb
3 months ago

Dissolve teachers unions. They are not about providing quality education. They are about politics, power, and money What happened to freedom of speech? In IL this freedom is only for Democratic socialist s/ communists.

PPF
3 months ago
Reply to  Deb

Not your call. The teachers have a constitutional right to collectively bargain for more money regardless of you repeating the same thing over and over. They aren’t going anywhere. You claim you want freedom of speech but want to take away teachers first amendment rights in the same argument. They have a right to discuss politics, power, and money.

Joey Zamboni
3 months ago
Reply to  PPF

But the charter schools don’t have the right to respond, or even talk about it…? ? ?

Joey Zamboni
3 months ago

So, government mandated speech is a thing now…? ? ?

I wonder what the reaction would be if the unions were mostly (R)… ? ? ?

Lurker
3 months ago

More constitutionally illiterate slop from an Obama fake judge.

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