The Charter School Pressuring Teachers to Get Involved in Politics

By Lindsay Lee Wallace

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“The political coercion is a form of threat under the [National Labor Relations Act],” said Lorena Roque, interim director of education, labor, and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “Being forced to do any of these things is an unfair labor practice, and then when you throw the political element in there, I think the [National Labor Relations Board] would be very upset.”