A family member who is a public school teacher and a member of the teacher's union received this flyer in the mail today. In the many years of us living here, I can't say we have received anything anti-union like this before, much less something so brazenly transphobic (or, in their words, “highly political”). As the title says, it's from an organization called the Freedom Foundation, a “free market conservative think tank”. I think I've seen a few other posts here about this group.
Link to flyer photos (2):
Flyer transcriptions:
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Front side: Where do you draw the line? Teachers across the country can cease supporting highly political unions by cancelling union dues. Does AFT represent your beliefs?
- [Image of cover to children's book titled “Being You”]
- [Screenshot of an article from The Daily Wire titled “AFT Union Encourages Gifting Book About Transgender Children for the 'Holiday Season'”]
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Back side: Do you approve of this book? Your union does!
- [Page from “Being You” with the text “For a long time, many people have said and believe untrue things like: 'You are either a boy or a girl,' or 'Boys are stronger and smarter than everyone else.' There are lots of unfair rules that give boys more power”]
- [Page from “Being You” with the text “Pronouns are words that people use to talk about someone instead of that person's name, like they, she, or he. Some words might feel more like you than others”]