Public Union Democracy

Study: Labor reforms save taxpayers billions and spark economic growth

• February 24, 2022

Feb. 24, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — A new Commonwealth Foundation report examines the impact Wisconsin’s Act 10 has had on balancing budgets, stimulating the economy, and enacting school choice legislation.

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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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Public Union Democracy

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Unions Ignore SCOTUS Ruling, Keep Forcing Teachers To Pay Dues

• Kevin Mooney
• December 2, 2021

Until recently, those rights had been subjugated to the commonwealth’s labor laws, which allow unions to charge nonmembers “fair share fees” as a condition of their employment.

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Op-Ed: To fix Philadelphia’s “bad cops” problem, end special privileges for unions

• Jessica Barnett
• September 9, 2020

Reforms that expose the current system will usher in the transparency and accountability needed to reestablish the trust upon which public safety depends.

Commentary

2020: Vision to Victory

• July 27, 2020

This year, we’ve set the bar even higher—we want to end waiting lists for tax credit scholarships, introduce auto- matic expansion of the programs, and facilitate legislation that would reform…

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2020: Vision to Victory

• July 27, 2020

This year, we’ve set the bar even higher—we want to end waiting lists for tax credit scholarships, introduce auto- matic expansion of the programs, and facilitate legislation that would reform…

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