Illinois at near record-low union membership in 2025
Illinois at near record-low union membership in 2025
Just 13.1% of workers in Illinois were union members in 2025. Thousands of government workers have rejected union membership.
Is your school led by the Illinois Federation of Teachers?
Is your school led by the Illinois Federation of Teachers?
Does it matter which union represents your child’s teachers? The Illinois Federation of Teachers represents a lot of school districts where student performance is lacking.
Waste watch: Illinois gives almost $1.2M to labor activist group
Waste watch: Illinois gives almost $1.2M to labor activist group
Illinois lawmakers provided nearly $1.2 million to a political advocacy group promoting progressive labor policies. Little info was offered about how the taxes will be used.
Chicago Teachers Union president owes city over $3.3K
Chicago Teachers Union president owes city over $3.3K
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates not only refuses to pay her Chicago utility bills, she refuses to pay city fines. She owes over $3,300.
Chicago Teachers Union releases ‘annual’ audits 5 years late
Chicago Teachers Union releases ‘annual’ audits 5 years late
Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation over audits. Now we know why.
National Education Association spends on politics over teachers
National Education Association spends on politics over teachers
Just 10 cents of every dollar the National Education Association spent in 2025 was on representing teachers. Politics and contributions took nearly four times that amount.
Illinois Education Association spends little on teachers
Illinois Education Association spends little on teachers
Just 17% of the union’s spending in 2025 was on representing teachers. But it spent a record-breaking amount on politics and paid many staffers over $100K.
Chicago Teachers Union protests trash fee hike while its president skips hers
Chicago Teachers Union protests trash fee hike while its president skips hers
The Chicago Teachers Union is grumbling about a proposed garbage fee hike. Yet union President Stacy Davis Gates has repeatedly failed to pay her own trash bill.
Feds demand Chicago Teachers Union release audits
Feds demand Chicago Teachers Union release audits
The Chicago Teachers Union's secrecy and potential financial shenanigans have drawn the attention of the U.S. Congress.
Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide
Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Chicago Teachers Union lobby day costs taxpayers up to $19.3K
Chicago Teachers Union lobby day costs taxpayers up to $19.3K
More than 100 teachers left struggling students, cost taxpayers as much as $19,300 for Chicago Teachers Union “lobby day.”
American Federation of Teachers place politics, leader priorities over members
American Federation of Teachers place politics, leader priorities over members
Union accounting shows just 36% of its spending was on representing teachers in 2025, while it spent more than $41 million on politics.
Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide
Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Chicago Teachers Union pulls teachers out of class, away from students
Chicago Teachers Union pulls teachers out of class, away from students
Chicago Teachers Union members were encouraged to skip class to lobby state lawmakers during the veto session. Politics over student learning, at taxpayers’ expense.