| Date |
Source |
Synopsis |
| 10/7/02 |
Teachers
union being prosecuted for illegally spending dues
CNSNews.com |
Attorney General Christine
Gregoire files suit against the NEA for illegally using members dues
for politics. |
| 10/5/02 |
State
claims teachers union misuses funds
Spokesman-Review |
The attorney general decides
to take the NEA to court after the PDC found the teacher union had
misused members' dues. |
| 5/15/02 |
WEA's
attack ads expose its own weakness
Port Orchard Independent |
The editorial board of
the Independent takes a swing at the WEA's latest mud-slinging campaign. |
| 4/25/02 |
More on Smear
Centralia Chronicle |
The Chronicle's editorial
writers takes the WEA to task for slinking to such low levels to avoid
the issue of their intentional campaign finance violations |
| 4/24/02 |
WEA Waging war with Bob
Williams
Longview Daily News |
The Daily News reports
the tactics the WEA is using attempting to discredit the former Longview
Representative |
| 4/22/02 |
PDC
decision is just plain wrong
Bellingham Herald |
The Bellingham Herald blasts
the Public Disclosure Commission over their decision recommending
the Attorney General's office not pursue the WEA in court due to "budget
constraints." |
| 4/15/02 |
Teachers union fires back
at conservative groupSpokesman-Review
|
The WEA launches an all-out
attack on EFF and our president Bob Williams. |
| 4/15/02 |
PDC wrong to suggest state
can't afford NEA case
Seattle P-I |
The Seattle P-I editorial
board takes issue with the PDC decision to recommend the AG settle
with the NEA |
| 4/11/02 |
WEA Only Hurts Members
With Smear Campaign
Yakima Herald-Republic |
The Yakima editors also
lambast the WEA for waging such a shameful smear campaign. |
| 4/11/02 |
Teachers' union earns detention
The Columbian |
An editorial points out
the WEA should be embarrassed for its latest violations and its public
relations tactics used against EFF. |
| 4/10/02 |
Group sues NEA over spending
The Olympian |
The PDC finds the NEA guilty
of campaign violations but recommends settlement due to budget constraints. |
| 4/9/02 |
Watchdog says NEA broke
rules
The Olympian |
The PDC considers the NEA
case and releases its recommendation |
| 3/24/02 |
NEA plays politics illegally,
foe says
The Washington Times |
Washington Times columnist
Ellen Sorokin lays out the fight between the EFF and WEA in a Washington,
D.C. newspaper. |
| 2/1/02 |
Washington teachers finally
get their union refunds
Human Events) |
Washington state teachers
receive their EFF court-won refunds from the WEA as well as the NEA,
who was not involved in the lawsuit. |
| 1/05/02 |
Teachers union ordered
to pay legal fees
The Olympian |
The WEA is ordered to pay
the state $190,000 in legal fees stemming from the lawsuit over the
union's use of nonmember fees to fund political causes. |
| 12/26/02 |
Teachers' union engaged
in running battle with conservative group.
Seattle Times |
An AP story chronicles
the David/Goliath battle between EFF and the WEA. |
| 11/17/02 |
WEA ordered to return dues
Seattle P-I |
Thurston County Superior
Court Judge Gary Tabor orders the WEA to return teachers' illegally
spent union dues. |
| 8/01/01 |
Judge fines WEA $400,000
Seattle P-I |
Judge Gary Tabor fines
the WEA $400,000 for "intentionally violating campaign finance laws." |
| 5/19/01 |
State asks judge to fine
WEA up to $600,000
Olympian |
The Attorney General's
office asks for the largest campaign finance fine ever assessed. |
| 10/11/00 |
State
should throw the book at WEA
Seattle P-I |
The Attorney General files
suit against the WEA for violating campaign finance laws. |
| 10/6/00 |
Once
again, WEA violates state campaign law
Eastside Journal |
The EJ opines, "This latest
example not only embarrasses its 68,000 members but also shows disdain
to the public." |
| 9/27/00 |
New
woes bedevil teachers union
The Associated Press |
The PDC recommends that
the Attorney General take legal action against the WEA. |
| 7/13/00 |
Judge
rescinds own fine against the NEA
The Columbian |
A judge rescinds his own order fining
the National Education Association $800,000 in a campaign finance
case. |
| 7/2/00 |
NEA
Slapped With $800,000 Fine for Misappropriating Union Dues
Fox News Channel
|
The NEA is crying foul play
after a Washington state judge slapped the country's largest teachers
union with an $800,000 fine. |
| 7/28/99 |
Teachers
union wins court fight
Seattle Times |
The Supreme Court fails
to protect union workers' First Amendment Rights. |
| 5/28/99 |
Teachers
union, foes await ruling
The Columbian |
Thurston County Judge Thomas
McPhee presides over the decision whether or not the WEA should declare
itself a PAC. |
| 5/16/99 |
Politics
in Disguise
The Columbian |
Editorial writer Elizabeth
Hovde delves into the issue of union workers not having a say on how
their dues money is spent on politics. |
| 3/10/99 |
PDC
dismisses allegations against Olympia foundation
Yakima Herald-Republic |
The PDC rejects allegations
that EFF operated an illegal lobbying organization. |
| 3/3/02 |
Teachers'
union is fined in disclosure case
Seattle P-I |
WEA is fined $15,000 for
not turning documents over in a timely fashion. |
| 11/18/98 |
Attorney
General's office fined for withholding documents
Walla Walla Bulletin |
The state Attorney General's
office is fined $10,000 for not turning over pubic documents. |
| 7/25/98 |
Court
again tells disclosure panel it must disclose
Seattle Times |
A judge rules the PDC must
turn over public documents and fines them $20,000. |
| 4/5/98 |
Workers
owed right to decide donations
Seattle Times |
This is a general overview
of "Paycheck Protection." |
| 3/11/98 |
Settlement
a farce
Spokesman-Review |
SR's editorial board opines
against the AG/WEA settlement. |
| 3/9/98 |
Settlement
doesn't end questions about WEA
Seattle Times |
The Times rants against
the WEA/AG settlements. |
| 3/3/98 |
WEA
is quite contrite now
The Olympian |
Another paper editorializes
against the proposed settlement between the WEA and the Attorney General. |
| 3/3/98 |
No
excusing WEA election violations
Tacoma News Tribune |
This article calls the
actions of the WEA akin to having one's hand caught in the cookie
jar. |
| 3/19/98 |
Government
vs. The First Amendment
Investor's Business Daily |
IBD takes a look into how
government lets unions trample over their own member's first amendment
rights. |
| 3/9/98 |
Fairness
and the Unions
Wall Street Journal |
WSJ takes a look at the
NEA/AG settlement and other unions guilty of taking advantage of campaign
finance laws. |
| 1/6/98 |
Paycheck
Protection
Wall Street Journal |
This outlines the early
stages of the Paycheck Protection campaign. |
