
School board member’s explosive lawsuit claims teachers union lied about funneling money to political groups
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Utah Education Association lawsuit alleges union falsely claimed member dues never fund political activities. Freedom Foundation and Cole Kelley filed suit challenging UEA statements.
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
The lawsuit, filed in Utah’s 3rd District Court, alleges that the UEA made false statements on its website and social media claiming that "UEA member dues are never used for political activities." Follow Peter on X at @pmd_reports. Send story tips to peter.dabrosca@fox.com.
Freedom Foundation says in the lawsuit that that statement appeared on the UEA's website, X account and Facebook on or around March 26, 2025. On May 1 of that year, the group says it reached out to the UEA and notified the union that the statement was false and violated the Utah Truth in Advertising Act.













