Public Union Democracy

National Unions are Bouncing Back—and Coming for State Legislatures

September 7, 2026

Harrisburg, Pa., September 7, 2026—The nation’s largest government unions are organizing new and unusual workplaces to overcome membership losses since the landmark Janus v. AFSCME case, according to the fifth edition of The Battle for Worker…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

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

David Osborne
September 7, 2026

Key Findings Union executives are prioritizing recruitment. The fastest-growing category of public sector labor legislation expands collective bargaining into new workplaces. On the strength of these new laws, union executives…

Report

State Budget

Proposed Tax Cuts and the 2024 State Budget

May 28, 2024

Key Points A responsible budget in fiscal year (FY) 2024–25 must grapple with Pennsylvania’s aging and shrinking workforce challenges through sound tax and regulatory reform. State Senate Republicans proposed two…

Fact Sheet

Education

2023 PSSA Scores Highlight the Need for Educational Opportunity

November 27, 2023

Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) scores from spring 2023. Test results show that fourth- and eighth-grade students struggle to…

Fact Sheet

Education

ESAs Heading to New England

Colleen Hroncich
January 9, 2018

News of a $560 million Powerball lottery ticket being sold in New Hampshire seems to have overshadowed news of the state House of Representatives passing education savings accounts (ESAs) last…

Media

Education

Q&A: Education Savings Accounts

January 26, 2017

Could Education Savings Accounts change public education in Pennsylvania? We asked Jonathan Butcher, education director for the Goldwater Institute in Arizona and nationally-known expert on ESAs, for his expertise on…

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