NEA plays politics illegally, foe says

Washington Times ^ | 3/24/02 | Ellen Sorokin

[kattracks]

A conservative policy group in Washington state has filed a complaint against the National Education Association, charging that the nation's largest teachers labor union violated the state's campaign finance laws.

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF), representing several teachers in the action, accuses the NEA of operating an "illegal [and] unregistered" political action committee and illegally spending money taken from teachers who are not committee members on politics without first getting their authorization, as required by state law.

[patriciaruth]

Sock it to 'em!

[LarryLied]

another $250 to UniServ and local school district education associations, whose staffs are responsible for collective bargaining, according to EFF documents.

Odd. UniServ is the NEA's political action gruppen.

[HHFi]

I'm sorry, but campaign finance laws do not apply to the NEA, the AFL-CIO, the NAACP or any other large organization that funnels money to liberals. Those laws were passed solely to make sure evil conservatives don't have any "undue influence," but liberal groups all have such wonderful pure intentions that it is not necessary for them to obey any pesky laws. If you don't believe that, ask yourself how many times Jesse Jackson has been audited in the past ten years, and how many times you would have been if your tax return was as shady as his.

[IronJack]

Evergreen Freedom Foundation is doing great work in Washington. They are unrelenting in their pursuit of justice against the arrogance of the teacher's lobby. And of course, Landmark Legal is on the forefront of the conservative battle lines. These are both good organizations, well deserving of our support.

[Angelwood]

Thanks for your diligence in seeking out news articles to share with the rest of us.

FYI, holdonnow. We appreciate and support the work that Landmark Legal Foundation is doing.

[Free the USA]

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