LISTEN: Teacher's Fight For Financial Free Speech
Lindsay FrancePublished: 14 Mar, 2018
1 min read
From her classroom to the Supreme Court.
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After 28 years teaching in California schools, Rebecca Friedrichs came to the end of her rope. Feeling bullied by teacher’s unions to support political causes and candidates she disagreed with she filed suit and ended up on the national stage. Her story has an interesting twist. She joins “The Business Of Politics” to shed light on the moment to end forced union affiliation.
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