On Friday, October 9, we received a threatening letter from the AFT’s general counsel (which was carbon copied to AFT President Randi Weingarten), demanding we immediately stop using the acronym ‘AFT’ anywhere on the site, effectively neutering it, and turn over the domain registration to the union. [See the letter here.] How can we have a website completely dedicated to analyzing the AFT and its agenda if we aren’t allowed to use the acronym ‘AFT?’
It was an outrageous attempt to squelch our First Amendment rights to voice our opinions, which are based in fact.
Ahhhh yes… The good old time-tested “you said something bad about us so now we’re going to shut you down” maneuver.
I hope they fight this and win. Whether you agree with them or not, this kind of strong-arm tactic cannot be allowed to happen.