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evidence as we continue to track how the WEA and NEA spend teacher dues.
promoting abortion
A Tale of
Two Marches
Tim Drake | National Catholic Register
| May 16-22, 2004 | Archive
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. On April 25, pro-abortion
marchers descended upon Washington, D.C., in droves — homosexual protestors,
cross-dressers, half-clothed women and radical feminists with a bevy of
aging Hollywood starlets leading the throng.
The
Teachers' Union Controversy
Fox News | April 26, 2004 | Archive
Why is the NEA joining forces in a "March for Freedom of Choice"
tomorrow in Washington with the likes of NARAL, National Organization for
Women, the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal groups?
Teachers'
Union Weighs In on Abortion
Fox News | April 23, 2004 | Archive
The National Education Association, a 2.7 million member teachers' union,
is a co-sponsor for the pro-abortion rights March for Women's Lives, angering
pro-life educators who say the NEA should stay out of the abortion debate.
Pro-life
teachers angered by march
George Archibald | Washington Times | April 19, 2004 |
Archive
Thousands of teachers and school staff who must belong to the NEA are offended
by the union's co-sponsorship of a pro-choice march in Washington this
Sunday.
NEA's
Membership Hangs on for Dear Life
Ken Connor | Family Research Council | www.frc.org
| July 2, 2003 | Archive
Teachers urge stop to union promotion of abortion and reproductive freedom.
NEA
resolution faces a challenge
George Archibald | The Washington Times | www.washingtontimes.com
| July 2, 2003 | Archive
Pro-life delegates at the annual Representative Assembly urge NEA to stop
advocating abortion for teenagers.
Pro-Abortion
Agenda Bolstered by Teachers' Union Dues
Jim Brown | AgapePress | www.agapepress.org
| January 22, 2003 | Archive
NEA supports abortion through union member dues.
Leadership
Council of the Pro-Choice Public Education Project
Pro-Choice Public Education Project | www.protectchoice.org
| 2003 | Archive
The NEA is listed on the PEP Leadership Council with about 40 other pro-abortion
organizations such as Planned Parenthood.
NOW
Legal Defense and Education Fund 1998 Annual Report
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund | www.nowldef.org
| 2003 | Archive
Shows NEA support for pro-abortion National Organization of Women.
Teachers
Saving Children: NEA Resolution I-12
Teachers Saving Children | www.teacherssavingchildren.org
| 2002 | Archive
Organization of pro-life teachers and other concerned citizens committed
to respect for all human life from conception to natural death.
The
National Everything Association
Mike Antonucci | Education Intelligence Agency | http://members.aol.com/educationintel
| August 2001 | Archive
Details NEA objectives unrelated to education, such as New Business Item
57 (2001) which charges the NEA to "disseminate information about
stem cell research.”
Deceptions by the Radical Right against the National Education Association
National Education Association | 1994
NEA definition of reproductive freedom "refers to dual rights -- the
rights to abortion and to carry a pregnancy to term."
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promoting a homosexual agenda
NEA
groups protest award to gay studies activist
George Archibald | The Washington Times | July 3, 2004
| Archive
Leaders of two groups within the National Education Association
objected yesterday to plans of union leaders to confer a human rights award
tonight on the founder of a homosexual network in schools.
Schools
sued over same-sex benefits: Ann Arbor is test case for More Law Center
Maryanne George | Detroit Free Press | www.freep.com
| September 23, 2003 | Archive
Thomas More Law Center claims Ann Arbor Public School District violates
state law by giving insurance benefits to same-sex partners.
Say
No to Marriage Discrimination in the Constitution
Action Alert | www.now.org
| September 2, 2003 | Archive
Encourages users to "send a loud and clear message to Congress in
support of same-sex marriage."
Former
Leader of Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Called Contender for Top
‘Gay’ Activist Job
Concerned Women for America | www.cwfa.org
| August 20, 2003 | Archive
Robert Chase considered for presidency of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),
the nation’s largest homosexual pressure group.
The
NEA strikes again: religious counselors are targeted
Dr. Warren Throckmorton | Grove City College | www.gcc.edu
| August 8, 2003 | Archive
School district will not refer children to religious agencies for counseling
because of NEA materials on sexual orientation.
NEA
Shouts Down Conservative Teacher's Call for Tolerance
Jim Brown & Jenni Parker | AgapePress | www.agapepress.org
| August 4, 2003 | Archive
Conservative educator verbally abused after urging NEA to be more tolerant
of people on all sides of homosexual issue.
Psychologist
Says NEA Discriminates Against Ex-Homosexuals
Jim Brown | AgapePress | www.agapepress.org
| August 4, 2003 | Archive
Intolerance: NEA denies ex-homosexual group, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays
and Gays (PFOX), entrance to its annual convention.
California
Senate Adopts Transsexual 'Rights' Bills
CNSNews.com
| July 25, 2003 | Archive
Businesses will be fined for discriminating against cross-dressers; foster
parents must undergo "sensitivity training" on sexual behavior.
National
Education Association Fails Tolerance Test
Dr. Warren Throckmorton | Grove City College | www.gcc.edu
| July 8, 2003 | Archive
NEA against exposing sexually-confused children to a true diversity of
opinion concerning the flexibility of sexual orientation.
The
Safe Schools Coalition
Safe Schools Coalition | www.safeschoolscoalition.org
| 2003 | Archive
Listed under the Donor section, the WEA provides financial support to the
Safe Schools Coalition, a gay-advocacy group that targets youth.
Sexual
Orientation Discrimination Map
Lambda Legal | www.lambdalegal.org
| 2003 | Archive
Map of states which prohibit sexual orientation employment discrimination.
Teachers'
Union Object Of Discrimination Complaint
Jim Burns | CNSNews.com
| July 01, 2002 | Archive
NEA violates its own resolutions and receives sexual orientation discrimination
complaint.
Report
of the NEA Task Force on Sexual Orientation
NEA | www.nea.org
| May 2002 | Archive
Outlines NEA practice, policy, and philosophy regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgendered education.
NEA drops homosexuality resolution
Associated Press | www.usatoday.com | July 4, 2001 | Archive
Homosexual
agenda promoted by NEA?
Julie Foster | WorldNetDaily.com | www.worldnetdaily.com
| June 21, 2001 | Archive
Oklahoma Education Association opposes NEA resolution promoting homosexuality
as a social agenda.
Employer
Health Benefits: 2001 Annual Survey
Kaiser Family Foundation | www.kff.org
| 2001 | Archive
Statistics for employee health benefits offered to domestic partners and
same-sex couples.
Safe
Schools Coalition asks for restricted access for Seattle Scouts
Rebekah Denn | Seattle Union Record | www.glsen.org
| December 18, 2000 | Archive
State coalition of advocates for gay and lesbian students, including WEA
and Seattle Public Schools offices of Comprehensive Health Education and
Drug/Alcohol Intervention, asks Seattle Public Schools to restrict the
Boy Scouts access to students and school buildings.
NEA
President Bob Chase's Historic Speech from 2000 GLSEN Conference
Bob Chase | 2000 GLSEN Conference | www.glsen.org
| October 7, 2000 | Archive
State
legislators call GLBT youth conference age-inappropriate
Michael C. Bradbury | Seattle Gay News Online | www.sgn.org
| October 22, 1999 | Archive
Gay-advocacy conference links 14-year-old kids with 20-year-old adults
for sexually related relationship discussions, dinner, and dance.
Gay Ed for Kids | Doug Ireland | The Nation | June 14, 1999
GLSENALert: Teaching Respect
for All '99 (email)
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network | www.glsen.org
| May 5, 1999
Freida Takamura admits the WEA has provided financial assistance to the
Washington chapter of GLSEN.
Just the
Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth
American Psychological Association | www.apa.org
| 1999 | Archive
Sponsored by the NEA and several other gay-advocacy groups, Just the
Facts encourages schools to provide a nurturing environment for gays
and lesbians while discrediting the testimonies of ex-gays.
The
28th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll Of the Public's Attitudes Toward
the Public Schools
Stanley M. Elam, Lowell C. Rose, & Alec M. Gallup
| Phi Delta Kappa International | www.pdkintl.org
| 1996 | Archive
Only 9% of the public believes the homosexual lifestyle should be taught
in the classroom as an acceptable alternative lifestyle.
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opposing parental choice &
responsibility
Union
says Marysville parents have no standing
Lynn Harsh | Evergreen Freedom Foundation | www.effwa.org
| October 15, 2003
Union attorney says parents "are not real parties in interest"
and have "no standing" in a Marysville teacher strike.
One
Word in Home-Schooling Resolution Causes Long Debate
Mike Antonucci | The Education Intelligence Agency | http://members.aol.com/educationintel/
| July 5, 2003 | Archive
Home-schooled students should not be allowed to participate in any extracurricular
activities in the public schools, even if funding is provided by the state.
NEA
resolution faces a challenge
George Archibald | The Washington Times | www.washingtontimes.com
| July 2, 2003 | Archive
The NEA defends its practice of taking positions on issues that are better
left to personal conviction.
Feel-good
lessons belittle tragedy
George Will | Washington Post | Spokesman-Review.com |
www.spokesmanreview.com
| August 27, 2002 | Archive
The NEA offers tips for parents who are seemingly ill-equipped to discuss
the 9/11 attacks with their own children.
NEA
vs. home schools: Union opposes nearly every aspect of parent-directed
education
Julie Foster | WorldNetDaily.com | www.worldnetdaily.com
| September 10, 2000
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freedom of association
Churches
On Unionism And Labor
Labor Watch | Capital Research Center | www.capitalresearch.org
| July 2003 | Archive
Offers views that caution against union membership from several churches.
Regarding
My Religious Beliefs Concerning Unions
Charles W. Baird | EEOC Affidavit | September 24,
2001 | Archive
Request to resign from the California Faculty Association.
Labor
Union Membership In Light Of Scripture
Rev. John A. Heys | www.prca.org
| Protestant Reformed Church of America | 2001 | Archive
Outlines biblical opposition to union membership
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compulsory strikes
WEA
Bylaws
Washington Education Association | www.wa.nea.org
| 2002 | Archive
Under Section 4(c) of the WEA Bylaws, teachers who join the union may be
forced to strike against their will.
Regarding
My Religious Beliefs Concerning Unions
Charles W. Baird | EEOC Affidavit | September 24,
2001 | Archive
Request to resign from the California Faculty Association.
NEA:
Warping young minds
Don Feder | Boston Herald | www.worldnetdaily.com
| September 5, 2001 | Archive
The NEA preaches disrespect for President Bush and opposes parental authority.
Labor
Union Membership In Light Of Scripture
Rev. John A. Heys | www.prca.org
| Protestant Reformed Church of America | 2001 | Archive
Outlines biblical opposition to union membership.
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attacks on religious organizations
Say
No to Marriage Discrimination in the Constitution
National Organization For Women Action Alert | www.now.org
| September 2, 2003 | Archive
NOW levels charges of discrimination and exclusivity against "right
wing fundamentalists."
Right
Wing Watch
People for the American Way | www.pfaw.org
| 2003 | Archive
Supported by the NEA, PFAW monitors the power of "right-wing"
groups, documenting their connections, funding, and political influence.
Psychological
Adjustments in Public Schools
Watchman Fellowship, Inc | www.watchman.org
| 2000 | Archive
Commentary on What's Left After the Right, which targets several
conservative religious groups.
NEA
Report Labeled 'Fund Raising' Ploy
Education Reporter | Eagle Forum | www.eagleforum.org
| December 1998 | Archive
Regarding "The Real Story behind Paycheck Protection: The Hidden Link
between Anti-Public Education Initiatives, an Anatomy of the Far Right."
NEA
Report Documents Link Between Anti-Worker and Anti-Public Education Initiatives
Press Release | NEA | www.nea.org
| October 1, 1998 | Archive
Documents "ultraconservative network" aggressive political agenda
and "state-by-state assault on public education."
NEA
Paranoia in Print
Education Reporter | Eagle Forum | www.eagleforum.org
| July 1998 | Archive
The NEA levels charges against the "radical right."
Making
the NEA's McCarthy List
Calvert Institute for Policy Research | www.calvertinstitute.org
| 1998 | Archive
Regarding "The Real Story behind Paycheck Protection: The Hidden Link
between Anti-Public Education Initiatives, an Anatomy of the Far Right."
Report
on the Religious Right in Washington State
Daniel Junas | American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
| www.aclu-wa.org
| 1995 | Archive
Sponsored by the WEA, this ACLU study takes aim at several religious organizations.
Brownshirts
in the Classroom
Suzanne U. Clark | Contra Mundum No. 3 | Spring 1992 |
Archive
Commentary on What's Left After the Right, which levels accusations
against several conservative religious groups.
What's Left After the Right? A Resource Manual for Educators | Janet
L. Jones
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candidates with conflicting
beliefs
WEA Subsidy of WEA-PAC
Jason Lucarelli | Evergreen Freedom Foundation | www.effwa.org
| October 2003
Between 2000 and 2003 the WEA contributed over $900,000 in services to
the WEA-PAC.
Silent
Partners: How political non-profits work the system
Derek Willis & Aron Pilhofer | The Center for Public
Integrity | www.publicintegrity.org
| September 30, 2003 | Archive
Details political spending of the NEA.
NEA wants Democrat in the White House
Ben Feller | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | http://seattlepi.nwsource.com
| July 3, 2003 | Archive
NEA targets Republican President Bush.
Teacher
Unions Promote a Political Agenda
Robert Holland | School Reform News | The Heartland Institute
| www.heartland.org
| July 1, 2003 | Archive
The NEA is spending up to one-third of its $271 million annual budget on
politically related activities.
Teachers
Union Will Target Swing States In '04
George Archibald | The Washington Times | www.washingtontimes.com
| June 30, 2003 | Archive
The NEA reveals its plan to target swing states and the president in the
2004 elections.
Internal
Documents Detail NEA's Political Activities
Larry Margasak & John Solomon | The Associated Press
| Hannibal.net |
June 23, 2000 | Archive
NEA tells IRS that it spends no union dues on politics -- but internal
NEA documents show otherwise.
Teachers'
Unions: Roadblocks to Reform
Charlene K. Haar | The American Enterprise | www.heartland.org
| September/October 1999 | Archive
The NEA employs more full-time paid political operatives than the Democratic
and Republican parties combined.
The
Big Picture: Serious Money: The Top 100 Overall Contributors
Center for Responsive Politics | www.opensecrets.org |
1998 | Archive
Profile Of
Teachers In The U.S.
C. Emily Feistritzer | National Center for Education
Information | www.ncei.com
| 1996
The Politics Of The NEA | The Phyllis Schlafly Report | August 1992
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federal law
42
U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1)
Legal Information Institute | www.law.cornell.edu
| 2003 | Archive
Timeframe for filing a religious discrimination charge with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | www.eeoc.gov
| 2003 | Archive
Detailed text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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NEA resolutions
NEA
Resolutions 2000
Phyllis Schlafly Report | www.eagleforum.org
| August 2000 | Archive
Excerpts from NEA Resolutions Passed at the 2000 Convention in Chicago
NEA
Resolutions 2001
Phyllis Schlafly Report | www.eagleforum.org
| August 2001 | Archive
Excerpts from NEA Resolutions Passed at the 2001 Convention in Los Angeles
NEA
Resolutions 2002
Education Reporter | www.eagleforum.org
| August 2002 | Archive
Excerpts from NEA Resolutions Passed at the 2002 Convention in Dallas
NEA
Resolutions 2003
Phyllis Schlafly Report | www.eagleforum.org
| August 2003 | Archive
Excerpts from NEA Resolutions Passed at the 2003 Convention in New Orleans
NEA
Resolutions 2003-2004
Comprehensive list of 2003-2004 NEA resolutions
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teachers speak out
Statement
of Dennis Robey
Dennis Robey | House Committee on Education and the Workforce
| edworkforce.house.gov
| June 20, 2002 | Archive
Statement by Dennis Robey before the House Committee on Education and the
Workforce regarding his religious accommodation request.
Regarding
My Religious Beliefs Concerning Unions
Charles W. Baird | EEOC Affidavit | September 24,
2001 | Archive
Request to resign from the California Faculty Association.
More
Divert Union Dues
Sheri Hall | The Detroit News | www.detnews.com
| January 4, 2001 | Archive
Teacher unhappy with union support of controversial causes donates union
dues to children's clothing charity.
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obstacles
Federal
Government to Prosecute Nation’s Largest Teacher Union For Religious
Discrimination
Press Release | National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
| www.nrtw.org
| September 29, 2003 | Archive
According to the U.S. EEOC, the NEA refused to accommodate the religious
beliefs of William Morgan, a practicing Quaker.
Watchdog
Group Says Teachers Need Not Pay Dues to Liberal Unions
Jim Brown | AgapePress | www.agapepress.org
| September 2, 2003 | Archive
NEA often illegally imposes additional requirements for religious objectors.
Teacher's Union Sued For Religious Intolerance
Pacific Justice Institute | www.pacificjustice.org
| May 15, 2003 | Archive
Lawsuit against local branch of California Teacher's Association because
union dues policies are openly hostile to religious objectors.
How can I resign
my union membership?
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation | www.nrtw.org
| 2003 | Archive
Unions are not allowed to impose limitations upon the right of a member
to resign.
Dues
& don'ts
Lynn Vincent | WORLD Magazine | www.worldmag.com
| November 30, 2002 | Archive
Evidence of union attempts to illegally dissuade religious objectors.
School District Capitulates To Teacher Regarding Union Dues
Pacific Justice Institute | www.pacificjustice.org
| July 9, 2002 | Archive
School District allows teacher to divert union dues to three charities
after initially refusing to accommodate sincere religious convictions.
Nation’s
Largest Teacher Union To Be Prosecuted For Violating Teachers’ Civil
Rights
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation | www.nrtw.org
| May 20, 2002 | Archive
EEOC agrees that nationwide union policy is unlawful; teachers need only
file a one-time objection to paying forced union dues.
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union response
Censorship In Public Schools | Brain K. Baker | NJEA Review | May 1997
General Instructions
to Local Presidents Regarding Religious Objectors
Kathy O'Toole | WEA General Counsel | September 5, 1994
WEA General Counsel recommends that local presidents grant religious objections
in all cases
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liability insurance
A
Comparison of Professional Liability Insurance Policies
Northwest Professional Educators | www.nwpe.org
| 2003 | Archive
Compares insurance policies offered through NEA and NWPE, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan, independent teacher organization.
Is your job safe??
Compare liability insurances!
Northwest Professional Educators | www.nwpe.org
| 2003 | Archive
Compares insurance policies offered through NEA and NWPE, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan, independent teacher organization.
Professional
Liability Insurance Plan - NWPE
Northwest Professional Educators | www.nwpe.org
| 2003
Explains liability insurance benefits offered through NWPE, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan, independent teacher organization.
Professional
Liability Insurance Plan - CEAI
Christian Educators Association International | www.ceai.org
| 2003
Explains liability insurance benefits offered through CEAI, an independent
teacher organization "for Christians who are called to serve in public
schools."
NCLB
- Teacher Liability Protection
No Child Left Behind Act | www.ed.gov
| January 8, 2002 | Archive
Section 2366 explains liability protection for teachers under the NCLB.
NEA
Liability Insurance Policy
Horace Mann Insurance Company | 1999
NEA liability insurance policy costs $4 per year.
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other publications
Grading
the NEA
Perry L. Glanzer, Ph.D. & Travis R. Pardo | Focus
on the Family | www.family.org
| August 2003 | Archive
Exposes how union dues are being spent and explains how teachers can redirect
this money to charity.
Union
Dues
Capitol Resource Institute | www.capitolresource.org
| August 2003 | Archive
Exposes how union dues are being spent and explains how teachers can redirect
this money to charity.
Education's
Iron Triangle: Uncovering the Values and Beliefs of the NEA, AFT, and PTA
Carpenter, Pardo & Haar | Texas Education Review
| www.educationreview.homestead.com
| 2002 | Archive
Exposes how union dues are being spent and explains how teachers can redirect
this money to charity
Religious
Liberty and Compulsory Unionism: A Worker's Guide to Using Union Dues for
Charity
Mark L. Fischer and Robert P. Hunter | Mackinac Center
for Public Policy | www.mackinac.org
| June 2000 | Archive
Information on statutes and court decisions that protect employee freedom
of conscience in the workplace
Union Dues And
Religious Do Nots
Bruce N. Cameron | National Right To Work Legal Defense
Foundation | www.nrtw.org
| 1999 | Archive
A detailed resource explaining how teachers can redirect their union dues
to charity
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