Government Accountability

Policy Memo: Government Union Political Spending Trends

• Jessica Barnett
• April 19, 2017

Union leaders spend millions each year to further their own political agenda. Regardless of public sector employees’ personal political convictions, the highly partisan trend continued to the tune of $19 million…

Memo

Public Union Democracy

Paycheck Protection Moves Forward in House

• January 26, 2016

Paycheck Protection Moves Forward in House 67 Percent of Likely Voters Want to End Gov. Union Political Privilege January 26, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Paycheck protection is one step closer…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

Attack Ads Funded by Taxpayer-Collected Union Dues

• Gina Diorio
• January 22, 2016

Seeing a political attack ad on TV is nothing new. You probably roll your eyes and change the channel. But what if you learned you unwittingly helped put that ad…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Million-Dollar Ad Attack Ads Funded by Union Dues

• January 21, 2016

Million-Dollar Attack Ads Funded by Taxpayer-Collected Union Dues America Works USA’s Ads Make Case for Paycheck Protection   January 21, 2016, Harrisburg, Pa.—Seeing a political attack ad on…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

Bringing Democracy to Pennsylvania Labor Unions

• Priya Brannick
• January 19, 2016

In the public’s eyes, labor unions have traditionally been the voice of working people. However, a closer look at how unions run their own…

Fact Sheet

Public Union Democracy

Bringing Democracy to Pennsylvania Labor Unions

• Priya Brannick
• September 22, 2015

Government unions play a large role in influencing public spending and policies at the state and local level, but they are surprisingly undemocratic within their own organizations. The practice of…

Fact Sheet

Public Union Democracy

Setting the Record Straight on Pensions

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 11, 2015

Government union leaders argue against meaningful pension reform with radical rallying cries like, “Your pension is under attack!” and mounds of other misinformation. Here's a quick fact check on some…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Union Dues are Used for Politics (and Members Don’t Know It)

• Nathan Benefield
• September 10, 2015

Yesterday's blog post and infographic noted how union dues from Pennsylvania teachers and state workers fund political ads from America Works USA. In response, on both Twitter…

Media

How Public Employees are Forced to Fund Attack Ads

• Nathan Benefield
• September 9, 2015

Pennsylvania school teachers and state workers are being forced to fund political attacks—with money collected at taxpayer expense through public payroll systems. Here’s how it works: Last year, 228,291 Pennsylvania…

Media