Public Union Democracy

Op-Ed: Paycheck protection needed to prevent government payroll from funding partisan political activism

• Kevin Mooney
• January 28, 2022

Originally published at Broad + Liberty Under Pennsylvania law, government agencies are permitted to use taxpayer resources to collect and distribute political campaign money on behalf of public employee unions.

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Government Accountability

Four Bills Would Empower Workers & Protect Taxpayer Resources

• January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Four bills approved by the House Labor and Industry Committee Tuesday could soon bring several key public-sector labor reforms to a House vote. Lawmakers…

Press Release

Op-Ed: Leftists In Pennsylvania Outspent Conservatives 3 To 1 In 2020

• Kevin Mooney
• May 10, 2021

Very little of this money can be traced back to its original donors.

Commentary

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

Public Union Democracy

Protecting the Rights of Pennsylvania Public Employees

• October 3, 2020

Key Points Pennsylvania state law grants unions exclusive bargaining rights in government workplaces, makes it difficult for workers to leave their union, and allows taxpayer collection of union political money.Through…

Backgrounder

Public Union Democracy

Biden Would Subject Entire Economy to Unions’ Demands

• Kevin Mooney
• August 28, 2020

If Joe Biden is elected president, he would move to eliminate right-to-work laws now operative in 27 states. The current Democratic nominee for president, would also turn the Naitonal Labor…

Commentary

Government Accountability

Transparency Can Curb the High Taxpayer Cost of Government Union Contracts

• Jessica Barnett
• August 29, 2019

Behind closed doors, Pennsylvania elected officials routinely negotiate billion-dollar contracts with government unions leaders. Three new contracts will cost an additional $1 billion from 2019-23.

Memo

Government Accountability

Transparency Deferred During Union Contract Negotiations

• Jessica Barnett
• June 3, 2019

Public dollars, secrecy, and politics should never mix. Yet, it’s a disturbingly common practice in Pennsylvania as public officials negotiate costly government employee contracts with their campaign donors—behind closed…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Government Union 2018 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• February 13, 2019

Pennsylvania’s top government union political action committees spent over $12 million during the 2017-18 election cycle, making it the most expensive election cycle in the past ten years.

Fact Sheet