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Josh Shapiro rescued me from Soviet antisemitism, can continue fighting for Jews
Op-Ed | The Jerusalem Post
October 5, 2024: “As a history teacher in Elk Grove Unified School District, I try to ensure that my students don’t learn the wrong lessons from the struggles of American history. But I taught my latest course on civil rights to adults in a federal courtroom, not students in a classroom.”
September 13, 2024: “I assumed it was going to be a pretty long battle. So it hasn’t fully sunk in that that we’ve won this first battle here. But, of course, the fight is not over. I’m heartened to think that this will inspire others who are facing similar situations stand up. [To know] that, in fact, you can make a difference. And shockingly, even in California.”
August 14, 2024: “We endured KGB searches of our apartment. My uncle was imprisoned. At school, classmates beat me into a concussion because of my Jewish faith. When I recovered and returned to class, I was publicly stripped and mocked. During these bleak times, I received an encouraging letter from six-year-old Joshua Shapiro, who soon made it his mission to help my family escape communism.”
White Teacher Sues California union After Allegedly blocking him from leadership for being white
Fox News
July 22, 2024: “‘I see in this union the kind of anti-Semitism that my family suffered while they were trapped in the Soviet Union,’ said plaintiff Avraham Goldstein, a CUNY mathematics professor. ‘I want no part of this organization, but the law says I have no escape. I must accept its representation, no matter how it treats Jews.’”
May 30, 2024: “A teacher in the Elk Grove School District…filed a federal lawsuit against his National Education Association affiliate for allegedly violating his Title VII civil rights. The suit alleged that the [EGEA] formed a seat only available to candidates of color, meaning Newman wasn’t eligible.”
April 2, 2024: “New legal documents filed recently in an ongoing union corruption case…say officials funneled $1.8 million into a trust fund that’s yet to be recovered. [They] then destroyed evidence of its existence. The lawsuit…accused the treasurer of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association of misappropriating $20,000.”
March 18, 2024: “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that six [CUNY] professors must accept the representation of a union that they believe hates them. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a public-sector union’s “exclusive representation” of the professors’ bargaining unit, citing precedent that can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs plan to give the High Court that opportunity.”
February 23, 2024: “The lawsuit, filed in May 2021 by the Fairness Center, accuses Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, of violating its duty of fair representation when it negotiated an unfavorable settlement without the consent of the worker it involved, Penny Gustafson.”
February 21, 2024: “But this past summer, TribLive reported that the state police had arrested five former state corrections union officials on felony theft charges. Who did they allegedly steal from? The union — which means thousands of dues-paying members who staff prisons across the commonwealth. For many, this was a shocking betrayal of trust. But for us, it was no surprise.”
October 5, 2024: “As a history teacher in Elk Grove Unified School District, I try to ensure that my students don’t learn the wrong lessons from the struggles of American history. But I taught my latest course on civil rights to adults in a federal courtroom, not students in a classroom.”
September 13, 2024: “I assumed it was going to be a pretty long battle. So it hasn’t fully sunk in that that we’ve won this first battle here. But, of course, the fight is not over. I’m heartened to think that this will inspire others who are facing similar situations stand up. [To know] that, in fact, you can make a difference. And shockingly, even in California.”
Josh Shapiro rescued me from Soviet antisemitism, can continue fighting for Jews
Op-Ed | The Jerusalem Post
August 14, 2024: “We endured KGB searches of our apartment. My uncle was imprisoned. At school, classmates beat me into a concussion because of my Jewish faith. When I recovered and returned to class, I was publicly stripped and mocked. During these bleak times, I received an encouraging letter from six-year-old Joshua Shapiro, who soon made it his mission to help my family escape communism.”
July 22, 2024: “‘I see in this union the kind of anti-Semitism that my family suffered while they were trapped in the Soviet Union,’ said plaintiff Avraham Goldstein, a CUNY mathematics professor. ‘I want no part of this organization, but the law says I have no escape. I must accept its representation, no matter how it treats Jews.’”
White Teacher Sues California union After Allegedly blocking him from leadership for being white
Fox News
May 30, 2024: “A teacher in the Elk Grove School District…filed a federal lawsuit against his National Education Association affiliate for allegedly violating his Title VII civil rights. The suit alleged that the [EGEA] formed a seat only available to candidates of color, meaning Newman wasn’t eligible.”
April 2, 2024: “New legal documents filed recently in an ongoing union corruption case…say officials funneled $1.8 million into a trust fund that’s yet to be recovered. [They] then destroyed evidence of its existence. The lawsuit…accused the treasurer of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association of misappropriating $20,000.”
March 18, 2024: “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that six [CUNY] professors must accept the representation of a union that they believe hates them. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a public-sector union’s “exclusive representation” of the professors’ bargaining unit, citing precedent that can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs plan to give the High Court that opportunity.”
February 23, 2024: “The lawsuit, filed in May 2021 by the Fairness Center, accuses Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, of violating its duty of fair representation when it negotiated an unfavorable settlement without the consent of the worker it involved, Penny Gustafson.”
February 21, 2024: “But this past summer, TribLive reported that the state police had arrested five former state corrections union officials on felony theft charges. Who did they allegedly steal from? The union — which means thousands of dues-paying members who staff prisons across the commonwealth. For many, this was a shocking betrayal of trust. But for us, it was no surprise.”