Compulsory public unions threaten individual worker rights and cost taxpayers billions. Reforms to the Pennsylvania Public Employee Relations Act are needed to restore and protect workers’ rights. No one—including government employees—should be blocked from leaving a union. To increase government integrity and accountability, policies should be adopted that ensure all special interests groups, including government unions, interact with the state government on a level playing field.

Public Union Democracy

Governor Shapiro’s SEPTA Bailout is Another Failure of Leadership

  • November 22, 2024

Harrisburg, PA, November 22, 2024 — Gov. Josh Shapiro today announced a plan to divert federal funds to bail out the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). At a press conference in Philadelphia,…

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Pennsylvania is Now the Bellwether on Democrats’ Future

  • Andrew Lewis
  • November 21, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Keystone State was expected to be the bellwether on November 5th, and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did Donald Trump carry Pennsylvania …

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Public Union Democracy

Union political spending doesn’t represent all their members

  • Andrew Holman
  • October 25, 2024

Originally published at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a presidential candidate, citing its members’ differing political views. However, the powerful union still writes checks…

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Unions should be about employees, not about politics

  • David Osborne
  • October 23, 2024

Originally published at The Hill “I’ll be honest with you,” said Teamsters President Sean O’Brien in a recent podcast interview. “I’m a Democrat, but they have f—ed…

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Public Union Democracy

Amendment One: Union Power, Politics, and the Future of Illinois Labor

  • David Osborne
  • October 4, 2024

Disunion: The Government Union Report’s David R. Osborne hosts Miley Smith, Senior Director of Labor Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute to discuss the impact of Illinois’ Amendment One –…

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Education

Commonwealth Foundation Welcomes Andrew Lewis as President and CEO

  • September 4, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., September 4, 2024—The Commonwealth Foundation Board of Directors has unanimously named Andrew Lewis the organization’s sixth president and CEO effective September 19, 2024. Lewis served four years in…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions are Down — But Not Out

  • Andrew Holman, David Osborne
  • September 2, 2024

Originally published at The American Spectator In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court humbled public sector union officials accustomed to taking advantage of the public employees they were supposed to…

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Public Union Democracy

The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws

  • Andrew Holman, David Osborne
  • August 28, 2024

Key Findings The four largest government unions—American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), National Education Association (NEA), and Service Employees International Union (SEIU)—lost…

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Public Union Democracy

Unions and the Federal Workforce: Challenges and Reforms

  • David Osborne
  • August 6, 2024

In this insightful episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report, host David Osborne is joined by James Sherk, the Director of the Center for American Freedom, to delve into public…

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Public Union Democracy

Teachers’ Unions Influence and the Politics of Education

  • David Osborne
  • July 2, 2024

Get ready for a riveting episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report! Host David Osborne is joined by The Daily Signal Investigative Columnist and WIBC radio host Tony Kennett for…

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Public Union Democracy

Debating Public Sector Freedom Post-Janus

  • David Osborne
  • June 4, 2024

In this episode, host David R. Osborne and Vice President and Legal Director of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Bill Messenger delve into the complexities of public…

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Public Union Democracy

New Yorkers are Moving to Florida—and Government Unions are to Blame

  • Andrew Holman, David Osborne
  • May 22, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPolicy What do former President Donald Trump, Derek Jeter, Jennifer Lopez, and millions of New Yorkers have in common? They all packed their bags and moved…

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Public Union Democracy

Union democracy? Not so much

  • David Osborne
  • May 17, 2024

Originally published at The Mercury Another rowdy student group recently took over an Ivy League school, driven by outside agitators who neither attend nor care about the university’s success.

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Public Union Democracy

Why have teacher salaries become stagnant?

  • David Osborne
  • May 7, 2024

Join host David Osborne and guest Christian Barnard (Assistant Director of Education Reform at Reason Foundation) as they delve into the intricate dynamics behind the stagnant teacher salaries despite soaring…

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Public Union Democracy

Shapiro’s Project Labor Agreement Mandate

  • April 15, 2024

Summary Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) are pre-hire agreements between the government and a contractor that outline the terms and conditions for a certain project. Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote to state…

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