Education

Unions’ Taxpayer-Subsidized Politics

• Nathan Benefield
• October 14, 2013

How would you feel if you were forced to pay for a political cause that worked against your own beliefs and values? Outraged? Victimized? Just plain angry? Many Pennsylvania teachers,…

Commentary

Government Accountability

Yes, Union Dues Fund Politics

• October 1, 2013

Pennsylvania law grants government unions special privileges available to no other private organizations in the state. Union dues and even Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions are automatically deducted from…

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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

Education

Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out

• September 19, 2013

Did you know teachers’ unions can force many teachers in Pennsylvania to pay dues or a “fair share fee” that’s taken directly out of teachers’ paychecks? What’s more, this withholding…

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Education

TODAY: Pennsylvania Teachers Protest Union Abuses

• September 19, 2013

For Immediate Release The Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out Teacher unions get special treatment; force teachers and taxpayers to…

Press Release

Health Care

Pennsylvania’s Poor and Taxpayers Deserve Better

• September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013, HARRISBURG – Matthew J. Brouillette, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, released the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s “Healthy PA” initiative: We commend…

Press Release

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…

Commentary

Get Rid of Forced Union Representation

• August 6, 2013

My name is Robin Fought and I am a Science teacher in Chester County. I have worked in my school district for 17 years and “Fair Share” was never in…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Stones to Take on Goliath

• Nathan Benefield
• November 13, 2012

My friend Jon Caldara of our sister think-tank in Colorado eloquently and humorously offers an important lesson from the election—the results stem not from a short-term campaign, but from…

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