In the ongoing effort to isolate people from the COVID-19 virus, students arguably have suffered the greatest consequences. Teacher unions have had much to do with this situation. Across the nation, especially in and around cities, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have been aggressively resisting back-to-work orders. To the extent […]
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Ex-Indianapolis Teachers Union President Sentenced for Embezzlement
Rhondalyn Cornett had ways of supplementing her income at the expense of the school teachers she represented. Unfortunately, those ways were illegal. Earlier today, Cornett, former president of the Indianapolis Education Association (IEA), was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to 16 months in prison, to be followed by two […]
Teachers Union Treasurer in Iowa Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Anthony Dehl isn’t quite having the retirement he anticipated. On February 11, Dehl, former treasurer for the Waterloo Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa to wire fraud in the sum of $54,254 against the association. He was a longtime teacher […]
Indianapolis Teachers President Charged with Embezzlement; Pleads Guilty
For years, Rhondalyn Cornett stole from dues-paying teachers. She’s now getting an unexpected lesson in humility. On July 22, Cornett, former president of the Indianapolis Education Association (IEA), was charged in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana with one count of wire fraud in a scheme in which she embezzled more than […]
Ohio and Minnesota Teachers Challenge Public-Sector Union Monopoly Representation
The Supreme Court’s Janus decision four months ago, which overturned the authority of public-sector unions to force nonmember employees under contract to pay dues or risk losing their jobs, has taken some unexpected turns. Indeed, barely after the ruling, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit group, the Buckeye Institute, filed separate suits on behalf of a high […]
President of Philadelphia-Area School Auxiliary Employees Union Charged with Theft
For more than a half-dozen years, Rose Marie Lyons stole dues to cover her gambling losses. Union members are wondering how nobody could have noticed. On February 13, Lyons, former president and secretary of the William Penn Education Support Personnel Association (WPESPA), surrendered to authorities in Delaware County, Pa., where she was charged in county […]