Op-Ed: Empower Parents, Not Union Leaders

• Nathan Benefield
• September 27, 2021

Originally published at RealClearEducation Earlier this year, the New York Post revealed that the American Federation of Teachers – one of America’s two national teachers’ unions – had…

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Public Sector Union 2020 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• March 18, 2021

Public sector union political action committees (PAC) spent $16.7 million in Pennsylvania during the 2019–2020 election cycle, principally on behalf of Democratic politicians.

Backgrounder

Always Prepared

• August 15, 2020

Pennsylvania's health care system should be always prepared, no matter the crisis. But regulations block qualified nurses and health professionals from stepping in when they're needed most. By permanently eliminating…

Commentary

Op-ed: Citizens Take on Pennsylvania’s Public-Sector Unions

• Kevin Mooney
• July 27, 2020

Pennsylvania public employees advance free speech two years after the Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Public-Sector Unions Two Years After Janus v. AFSCME

• Jessica Barnett
• June 26, 2020

Two years after Janus freed workers from forced union fees, public sector employees are still fighting for greater protection.

Fact Sheet

Education

Government Unions Threaten to Eclipse School Choice

• Kevin Mooney
• February 25, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf and other elected officials are pulling in millions of dollars from government unions that oppose school choice and exert considerable influence at the expense of education reform. …

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Union Dues Fuel Political Activism, Records Show

• Kevin Mooney
• February 18, 2020

Considering government unions draw heavily from their dues to fund political activism, public school teachers who prefer not to fund this political activism of their state and national unions should…

Commentary

Education

Union Donations to Gov. Wolf Drown Out School Choice

• Kevin Mooney
• October 23, 2019

Charter schools remain in the crosshairs of the teachers’ unions and their government allies. That much is made evident in the proposals, resolutions and other public statements the National Education…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Leaders: Resignation Denied

• Jessica Barnett
• December 11, 2018

William Neely is a psychiatric aide in Berks County and a 15-year union member. Mr. Neely felt his union leaders, AFSCME 13, no longer represented his interests, and attempted to resign…

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