Public Union Democracy

Public Sector Unions are Most Prominent Where Workers’ Rights are Limited

• March 11, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., March 11, 2024 — Overall union membership is declining in America, but the same is not true for public sector unions. Across the United States, 43.5 percent of state government…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

UAW Ain’t Nothin’ Compared to Public Sector Unions

• David Osborne
• October 14, 2023

Originally published at Townhall For the media and union executives, the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against automotive plants in Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan is the gift that keeps…

Media Hit

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

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

Election 2014: What are the Real Adult Issues?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 27, 2014

Observers of the Pennsylvania governor’s race have been treated to a lot of adult-themed content in recent weeks, distracting from a discussion of the real policy differences between the candidates.

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Public Sector Unions and Rent-Seeking

• June 15, 2010

Last week, Nathan Benefield blogged how the average public sector employee earns a 34% higher salary and 66% more in employer benefits than the average private sector employee.

Media