Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Pour Millions into Pa. Elections

• November 2, 2016

Government Unions Pour Millions into Pa. Elections Taxpayers Help Union Leaders Target U. S. Senate, State Attorney General Races November 2, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Government union leaders have poured nearly…

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Government Accountability

New Labor Contracts Will Add to Taxpayers’ Burden

• Nathan Benefield
• September 28, 2016

New union contracts will make state government more expensive, according to two analyses released by the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). The IFO projects contracts negotiated by the Wolf Administration…

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Public Union Democracy

Wolf?s Union Agenda Loses Big in Court

• Gina Diorio
• September 22, 2016

David Smith and Donald Lambrecht were up against a powerful foe: Gov. Wolf and an executive order that granted a sweetheart deal to a union at their expense. In a…

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Government Accountability

Transparency Improves the Collective Bargaining Process

• September 1, 2016

On August 30, Secretary of Administration Sharon Minnich announced the details of a new three-year labor agreement between the Wolf Administration and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal…

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Public Union Democracy

Poll: Union Leaders Out of Touch, Too Powerful

• August 11, 2016

Poll: Union Leaders Out of Touch, Too Powerful Just 25% of Current or Former Union Members Say Union Leaders Represent Workers Well August 11, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Out of…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Demands vs. Fiscal Realities

• June 30, 2016

One government union’s insatiable appetite for more tax dollars has hit a brick wall. The Wolf Administration is in the process of negotiating a contract with the state’s largest…

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania’s Pension Funds Still on a Collision Course

• June 3, 2016

If Pennsylvania were a ship, say the Titanic, then the iceberg that ship is bearing down on is the commonwealth’s public pension funds. At a combined $63.2 billion in debt,…

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Beneath the Surface: The Pennsylvania Public Pension Saga–Ten Years Later

• Richard Dreyfuss
• May 31, 2016

Pennsylvania government employee-benefit plans operate in a vacuum. In a world where private-sector benefit cutbacks and cost reductions occur on a daily basis, state government in Harrisburg has not responded…

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Unions Targeting Vulnerable Pennsylvanians

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 16, 2016

Dave Smith’s life was turned upside down when Gov. Wolf issued an Executive Order letting the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) with the help of AFSCME (American Federation of…

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