Teachers should not be coerced into joining a union or forced to pay dues to an organization that does not represent them. Teacher Freedom educates teachers on their rights and empowers them to leave their teachers union. In addition to providing state-by-state resources, this organization provides alternatives to union membership so teachers can secure their benefits and legal protection.
Learn MoreDo you support exposing and defunding unions and prioritizing students’ needs? Teachers unions do not represent the classroom teachers students adore. They advance political agendas that prioritize activism over academics. Educators, parents, and students deserve better than a K-12 education system controlled by unions and the officials they elect to do their bidding.
Sign HereDerrell Bradford, president of 50CAN, unveils unions’ outsized power to disrupt the lives of students and parents.
Watch NowOklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters shares his views on teachers unions.
Committed educators prioritize the needs of their students. IWF regularly hears from teachers who are tired of the union-controlled status quo.
Read Their StoriesTeachers unions describe themselves as champions of high-quality public education. When they strike, unions insist they are closing schools “for the students.”
Teachers unions use members’ dues to elect politicians. Unions use collective bargaining agreements and the threats of strikes to advance a radical ideological agenda and trap students in failing schools.