Public Union Democracy

Union Dues Pay for PSEA Politics

• Priya Brannick
• November 21, 2013

“If you DON’T care about funds for your school…then by all means throw this away,” reads a June 2011 insert in PSEA Voice, the magazine of the 185,000-strong Pennsylvania…

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Education

Union Dues Backing Political Groups Prompted My Resignation

• November 19, 2013

This perspective on union spending by Pennsylvania public school teacher John Cress originally appeared at Free to Teach, a project of the Commonwealth Foundation. I have been a middle school…

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Government Accountability

Obama Supporter Soured by Obamacare Ordeal

• November 19, 2013

Lynn Larrick doesn't fit the usual profile of someone angry with President Obama. She's a staunch Democrat, a retired Philadelphia teacher, and a union member. But when she—like more than…

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NEA Funding of Radical Groups Prompted my Resignation

• October 31, 2013

I left my teachers union because I was against the forced funding of political groups that go against my personal beliefs. The NEA/PSEA’s agendas and political ideals are counter to…

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I Could No Longer Back NEA Support of Abortion Groups, Politics

• October 31, 2013

I have been a middle school math and special education teacher for six years. After nearly all that time in the union, I decided last year that I’d had enough…

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Government Accountability

Government Unions’ Unfair Political Privilege

• September 19, 2013

Taxpayer resources should not be used for any political purposes. Every citizen and every organization—including government unions—should have an equal opportunity to engage in policy debates through a level playing field for…

Fact Sheet

Grant Non-Union Teachers Freedom to Associate

• September 17, 2013

I’m a public school librarian in Dauphin County and former elementary school teacher. I decided to quit my union because I was tired of seeing money being forcibly taken from…

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Health Care

Burdens of Obamacare – Commentary

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 30, 2013

Say you’re working your way through college, supplementing student loans with a part-time job managing inventory at Wegmans. You make a decent hourly wage, but your health insurance benefits are…

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Education

Happy National Employee Freedom Week, America

• Priya Brannick
• June 24, 2013

National Employee Freedom Week is about informing workers about their rights and empowering them to exercise their freedoms.  Ultimately, there are ways for workers to leave the Hotel California. We…

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