More local teachers unions are scheduling illegal strikes for the coming weeks. Seattle teachers recently voted to hold a one-day strike on May 19th—clearly, the Washington Education Association (WEA) … [Read more...]
WEA attacks GOP lawmakers with two outlandish lies
The Washington Education Association has difficulty with understanding the difference between truths and lies. Unfortunately, more often than not, the money-grabbing union opts for lies to advance its … [Read more...]
WEA launches deceptive, hypocritical ad
A new TV ad from the Washington Education Association’s (WEA) “It’s TIME” campaign began airing yesterday. The ad features a line-up of the WEA’s go-to, feel good talking points on smaller class … [Read more...]
WEA campaigns for non-paramount spending
The Washington Education Association (WEA) officially launched its campaign intended to drum-up public support for its 2015 agenda to generate more union dues. We can only assume that the WEA feels … [Read more...]
Proposed state capital gains income tax may be unconstitutional
Jay Inslee advocated a state capital gains income tax to help fund his proposal to increase the budget by 15% over the next two years – to $39 billion. It’s one of the many ways he has broken the … [Read more...]
TBT: A state income tax is still Democrats’ “guiding principle”
Democrats have long advocated—and actively pursued—a state income tax. It’s in Washington State Democrats’ party platform as a “guiding principle” for the next two years. And, at least one Democrat … [Read more...]
Inslee repeats same weak excuses to explain broken promise
Jay Inslee responded to the discrepancy between what he promised as a gubernatorial candidate (no-new-taxes) and what he proposed in his 2015-17 budget (historic tax increase amounting to $3 billion) … [Read more...]
WEA makes video criticizing GOP legislators
Say you are a union activist that just spent a day lobbying legislators in Olympia. At the end of the day, you… Follow-up with the legislators you just met with an email or letter thanking them … [Read more...]
WEA caught chasing self-interests, again
Last year, Shift reported on certain state Supreme Court justices who received political contributions from the Washington Education Association (WEA) even though the court was in the midst of … [Read more...]
Sen. Hill challenges Inslee’s sky-is-falling rhetoric on state budget
Key Republican state senators commented on Jay Inslee’s $39 billion budget at the Washington Policy Center’s Solutions Summit Conference this week. One of those senators included Sen. Andy Hill, who … [Read more...]
Inslee ignores Supreme Court’s levy order
Jay Inslee is framing his record-breaking budget plan as the fix to Washington State’s education spending woes. He claims that, in order to fully fund K-12 education and meet the mandates of the … [Read more...]
WEA slogan: “It’s for the dues, not the kids”
The leaders of the Washington Education Association (WEA) are showing their true colors again this election year, and it’s not a pretty sight for those – including the vast majority of teachers - who … [Read more...]