Public Union Democracy
The Battle for Worker Freedom in the States: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws
KEY POINTS In the four years following the Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the nation’s four largest government unions—AFSCME, SEIU, NEA, and AFT—have lost almost 219,000 union…
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Teacher Union Collective Bargaining Agreements 4 Years Post-Janus
On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The court ruled that public-sector employees no longer had to financially support a…
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Pennsylvania Teachers’ Unions Get Schooled in the First Amendment
Originally published at National Review In a landmark First Amendment ruling delivered in 2018, the Supreme Court held in Janus v. AFSCME that public-sector unions could not…
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The PLCB’s Boondoggles
PLCB History In 1933, four days before the end of Prohibition, then-Gov. Gifford Pinchot established the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). Pinchot created the PLCB to fill the regulatory…
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Op-Ed: Free Speech Suit against Teacher’s Union Could Boost Labor Reform
Originally printed in the Delaware Valley Journal A Pennsylvania court may strike down a labor law that is clearly unconstitutional, but elected officials shouldn’t wait on the legal system to…
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Four Bills Would Empower Workers & Protect Taxpayer Resources
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…
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Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Unions Ignore SCOTUS Ruling, Keep Forcing Teachers To Pay Dues
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 Protect Your Nonprofit’s Growth, Protect Your Donors’ Privacy
Reporters have the right to keep their sources private. Lawyers don’t have to release their client lists. And non-political charities do not have to share the identities of their donors,…
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Op-Ed: Teacher Sues Union That Demands He Pay Dues For Almost A Year After He Resigned
A Pennsylvania teachers union argues that a teacher who resigned his union membership should pay 'fair-share fees' for the entire year, even though he resigned only a few months in.
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