{"id":6579,"date":"2023-05-03T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/?page_id=6579"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T21:07:16","slug":"fair-los-angeles-book-club-08-may-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-los-angeles-book-club-08-may-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"FAIR Los Angeles Book Club #08 \u2013 May 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6579\" class=\"elementor elementor-6579\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1944dd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1944dd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-486d48aa\" data-id=\"486d48aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b23e1e header-menu-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"48b23e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"chapter-menu\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"menu-chapter-page-menu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-chapter-page-menu\" class=\"inline-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-5606\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-5606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6040\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-groups\/\">Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5908\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-events\/\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5909\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5909\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-news\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5969\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5969\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-book-club\/\">Book Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5611\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-5611\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/#leadership\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5612\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home last-menu-item menu-item-5612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15957e01 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"15957e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/Standing-Up-to-Goliath-e1683139199158.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/Standing-Up-to-Goliath-e1683139199158.jpeg 496w, https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/Standing-Up-to-Goliath-e1683139199158-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\"Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of our Kids and Country\" by Rebecca Friedrichs<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br>The FAIR LA Book Club will return in May 2023 with a discussion of Rebecca Friedrichs'  2018 book <i>Standing Up to Goliath<\/i>, where she discusses her 30-year journey as a public school teacher, which ultimately led her to the U.S. Supreme Court in <i>Friedrichs v California Teachers Association<\/i> (2016). In this monumental case\u2014which predated <i>Janus v AFSCME<\/i> by two years\u2014Friedrichs and her fellow plaintiffs challenged the ability of public sector unions to force non-union employees to pay dues. Because of the  death of Justice Antonin Scalia about one month after the Court heard oral arguments, the ruling was split 4-4 and maintained the status quo, until the <i>Janus<\/i> decision came in 2018. In her book, Friedrichs explains her experience, as well her concerns for the current state of public education and how she created a national movement called <i>For Kids and Country<\/i>. The discussion this month will be led by FAIR Los Angeles Operations Manager, Chris Paskach.<br>\n<br>\nCome join us on May 31. This book selection coincides with a FAIR LA webinar Friedrichs will present on empowering teachers and others to stand up for themselves, planned for June 14, 2023.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104269a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"104269a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5726bf6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5726bf6b\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Standing-Up-to-Goliath-Battling-State-and-National-Teachers-Unions-for-the-Heart-and-Soul-of-Our-Kids-and-Country-Audiobook\/B07KJQZ2BF?qid=1683141665&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=6SQCGJTPRP7SRQEG365K&amp;pageLoadId=XPqbJ1EpzlHsiYHD&amp;creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c\">Audible<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/standing-up-to-goliath-rebecca-friedrichs\/1129199949?ean=9781642936063\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30b210af\" data-id=\"30b210af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217a60d5 elementor-widget 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(Spotify \u2013 1h 15m)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/45b7NcCCk9CxTvN9CxK4VY\">Reality Check<\/a> \u2013 Interview of Friedrichs by Jeanne Allen on the status quo of unions. (Spotify \u2013 31 min)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/yankeeinstitute.org\/2018\/07\/20\/before-janus-v-afscme-there-was-rebecca-friedrichs-a-qa-with-the-teacher-who-almost-won-a-supreme-court-decision\/\">Yankee Institute<\/a> \u2013 Q&amp;A interview with Friedrichs after the 2018 <em>Janus<\/em> decision, reported by Marc E. Fitch. (yankeeinstitute.org\u00a0 \u2013 5 min read)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c9pa0kY4Aeg\">California Insider<\/a> \u2013 Report by Siyamak Khorrami featuring Friedrichs on the number of California teachers leaving their unions. (YouTube \u2013 34 min)<\/li><\/ul><p>See Rebecca&#8217;s websites at the following links:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standinguptogoliath.com\/\">http:\/\/www.standinguptogoliath.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forkidsandcountry.org\/#none\">https:\/\/www.forkidsandcountry.org\/#none<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers&#8217; Unions for the Heart and Soul of our Kids and Country&#8221; by Rebecca Friedrichs The FAIR LA Book Club will return in May 2023 with a discussion of Rebecca Friedrichs&#8217; 2018 book Standing Up to Goliath, where she discusses her 30-year journey as a public school<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8161,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}