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Public Union Democracy

Teachers Pay the Price for their Unions’ Politics

• October 22, 2014

CF recently attended a Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) rally with the goal of bringing our message directly to the teachers and families of Philadelphia. What exactly is our…

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Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley stops in York County, criticizes Democrat Tom Wolf over income tax plan

• October 21, 2014

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Election 2014 in Pennsylvania: what are the real adult issues?

• October 21, 2014

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Guest Column: Reform pension system before it’s too late

• October 21, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

Unions Bankroll Candidates on the Backs of Taxpayers

• October 20, 2014

Government unions have not been reluctant to use their exclusive political privilege to finance candidates this election cycle. According to an AP analysis, four of the top ten…

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Philadelphia becomes battleground for teachers unions

• October 20, 2014

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Governor’s Race: What would Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf do to create jobs?

• October 20, 2014

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Anti-Wolf ads are insulting and condescending: PennLive letters

• October 20, 2014

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Tax hikes would hurt York families (letter)

• October 20, 2014

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Healthcare Problems Require Personal Solutions

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 17, 2014

Next month, Obamacare enrollment will start anew. Rather than a solution to an ailing healthcare system, this promises mass confusion, higher prices, and more families looking for help. …

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Education

Audio: PFT Fails Students, Teachers & the Poor

• October 17, 2014

Matt Brouillette and other members of Commonwealth Foundation were on the ground at the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) protest yesterday, handing out fliers and letting teachers know how PFT…

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Throngs of teachers gather at Phila. schools HQ to protest their contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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Philly SRC listens to anger for hours, after thousands protest contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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PFTFails.com is a campaign, not ‘astroturf counterprotest’, says think tank

• October 17, 2014

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3,000 at rally protest teachers’ contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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Thousands join street protest before raucous SRC meeting

• October 17, 2014

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Health Care

Audio: Healthcare Solutions Week—What Comes After Obamacare?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 16, 2014

Four years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, few think healthcare is more affordable. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs are rising, a new wave of Pennsylvanians are losing their…

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Schools to get $15M from teachers union benefit changes

• October 16, 2014

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Parents’ groups protest SRC at district offices

• October 16, 2014

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‘Dear America, We Give Our Schools Third-World Level Resources…With Love, Philadelphia XOXO’

• October 16, 2014

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Education

How the PFT Fails Philadelphia

• James Paul
• October 16, 2014

By standing in the way of tens of millions of new dollars for Philadelphia classrooms, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) has revealed its true identity—a self-interested,…

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