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For Immediate Release: October 21, 2008
Contact: President Brad Dacus (916) 857-6900

Teachers Outraged as Their Union Gives More Than $1 Million to Promote Gay Marriage

Sacramento, CA - Teachers across California are expressing dismay upon learning that their union has spent more than $1 million of members' dues money to push for gay marriage.

The California Teachers Association previously gave a hefty $250,000 to oppose Prop. 8, which would restore the traditional definition of marriage in California.  Last week, CTA poured in an additional $1 million to fight the measure, which is showing increased approval by voters.  Ironically, CTA is heavily funding the fight against Prop. 8 while at the same time insisting that the measure will not affect teaching or education.

Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, isn't buying it.  "If CTA has its way, we can expect to see more first-graders taking field trips to lesbian weddings, more elementary-age students subjected to transgender teachers and events like 'Coming Out Week,' and more students taught that gay marriage is normal.  We do not believe those values represent most Californians, or even most teachers."  Dacus continued, "There is a way teachers can say 'Enough' to CTA's radical agenda.  Under federal and state law, teachers and all other unionized employees whose religious values are not honored by their unions have the right to disassociate and divert the full amount of their union dues to charity." 

Similarly, a few weeks ago, energy giant PG&E announced a $250,000 donation to defeat Prop. 8.  In response, PJI publicized a low-cost, pro-marriage, alternative natural gas supplier which is available in most California markets.  Recently, an estimated 4,500+ customers (e.g., homes, churches, businesses) have already visited www.NOtoPGE.com  to make the switch.  PJI is expecting a similar response to CTA.  "For years, we have had a steady stream of teachers and other unionized employees contact us wanting to disassociate from the radical views of their unions," noted PJI Staff Attorney Matthew McReynolds.  "With CTA's latest announcement, we expect that stream to become a torrent."  More information about diverting union dues to charity is available at www.ChooseCharity.org, or by calling Pacific Justice Institute directly at the number above.

About The Pacific Justice Institute:  Pacific Justice Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties. Pacific Justice Institute works diligently, without charge, to provide their clients with all the legal support they need.  Pacific Justice Institute's strategy is to coordinate and oversee large numbers of concurrent court actions through a network of over 1,000 affiliate attorneys nationwide. And, according to former US Attorney General Edwin Meese, "The Institute fills a critical need for those whose civil liberties are threatened." "Through our dedicated attorneys and supporters, we defend the rights of countless individuals, families and churches... without charge."

The above is from an email message delivered by Pacific Justice Institute. If you would like to join their mailing list, call the number above or send a request in writing to P.O. Box 276600, Sacramento, CA 95827-6600.   Visit the PJI Web site online at www.PacificJustice.org.

Below are email excerpts from another an equally worthy alternative to the Liberal CTA.

...As many know, the California Teachers Association has a long record of supporting a liberal agenda. Unfortunately, they have recently upheld their reputation by donating $1 million dollars of union dues to the No on Proposition 8 campaign. The CTA is misdirecting dues paid by California’s teachers, many of whom are in support of Prop 8. If Proposition 8 is defeated, school children in public schools will be taught about same-sex marriage. The CTA is not representing the teachers who paid the dues that were misdirected, and it is certainly not protecting California’s school children. Instead, they are inappropriately using funds to support a liberal agenda.
 
Fortunately, for all of the teachers who are in favor of Prop 8 and do not wish to support the No on 8 campaign, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore has a solution. He states that the first thing one can do is ask the CTA for a refund of his/her dues money that was not used for legitimate collective bargaining purposes. In order to learn how to do this, click here to view the sample letter to CTA members to get the forced dues refund.   Secondly, he states that you can then send the $300 dollar refund to www.Protectmarriage.com.   California’s teachers can also choose to withdraw their membership from the CTA, and become a member of the Christian Educator’s Association. By doing this, you can assure that in the future your dues will not be used in order to support a partisan liberal agenda....

This is not the first time the CTA has misdirected union dues. The CTA intervened in our case involving Chad Farnan on behalf of the teacher who is continuously expressing hostility towards Christianity in a high school classroom and is in violation of the Establishment Clause. In this case, the CTA is again misdirecting both funds and resources away from legitimate collective bargaining purposes....
 

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