Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country

By: Rebecca Friedrichs

Narrated by: Rebecca Friedrichs

Rebecca Friedrichs tells real-life stories that expose state and national teachers’ unions as the money and muscle behind the degradation of America’s schools and culture.

In a book that’s both accessible and enlightening, Rebecca Friedrichs recounts her 30-year odyssey as an elementary school teacher who comes face to face with the forces dividing and corrupting our schools and culture - state and national teachers’ unions. An exciting true story that features real-life testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids as well as political and social commentary, Rebecca’s journey leads her to the realization that the only hope for America’s schools and families is returning authority to parents and teachers while lessening the grip of state and national unions that:

• Promote a culture of fear and bully teachers and parents into silence.
• Undermine parents’ authority by sexually, socially, and politically indoctrinating kids.
• Use the apple-pie image of the PTA as a “front” to promote a partisan agenda.

These insights and more led Rebecca and nine other teachers to the US Supreme Court, where their case, Friedrichs v California Teachers Association, et al., sought to restore the First Amendment rights of all teachers and government employees. They argued no one should be forced to pay fees to abusive, politically driven unions and were poised to change the very landscape of American education - until tragedy struck.

Saddened but unbowed, Rebecca started a national movement, For Kids and Country, leading the charge of servant leaders who believe Judeo-Christian values (including kindness) and restoration of the teaching profession - possible only by rejecting state and national unions and forming “local only” associations - are the answers to America’s woes.

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Recorded at Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana, CA

©2018 Rebecca Friedrichs (P)2018 Rebecca Friedrichs

Every Parent and Teacher Should Read this Book

Kudos to Ms. Freidrichs for Standing up to Goliath. It took a tremendous amount of courage to write this book. Her goal of allowing teacher's to opt out of union representation is great. But the bigger picture here is the corruption and abuse that takes place in our political system. Democratic controlled state legislatures give unions most everything they want in exchange for union endorsement and financial support of their candidates. It is a rotten system. Collective bargaining should be banned in the public sector. Politics as usual equals more spending equals higher taxes equals taxpayer rebellion and ultimately a collapse in public pensions.

School, it's all about the kids, isn't it?

I can't say enough in gratitude for this courageous teacher. What they put you and your colleagues through is one of the great tragedy's in American history. It makes me angry and if ever god's wrath is nearing it's fullness, you can bet it starts right here. This is inexcusable behavior on the part of those who should know better. May god bless you for your tireless efforts to bring this to light.

Must read for every teacher

Not just teachers pet everyone. Read how the teachers' unions have destroyed our schools and what you can do to stop them.

Encouragement to Speak Truth Aginst a Malignant Power

We all have to get in the fight or we will lose our children and then in turn lose our country

I loved this book so much!

This book is helping me transform my child's school district from the inside out; and the union has no idea what to do about it. Thanks so much for sharing your story with the world Rebecca!