The Biden administration’s pick to lead the Department of Labor (DOL), Julie Su, may never be confirmed as the next Secretary of Labor because of political opposition in the Senate. Su will likely continue in her current role as Acting Secretary of Labor but will not have the full federal
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) held its annual conference in Washington, D.C., last week, featuring two main speakers: Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and AFT President Randi Weingarten. Cardona started his speech by mentioning that his wife Marissa is a current dues-paying member of AFT; he failed to
A recent congressional bill proposes to revoke the National Education Association’s (NEA) congressional charter due to the teachers union’s alleged political partisanship. The union has held the charter since 1906. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) introduced the “National Education Association Charter Repeal Act” on July 13 and noted that the NEA
As labor unions continue to go on strike across the country in both public and private sectors, workers often forego their paychecks and rely on unions’ strike funds to pay the bills. But in Massachusetts, striking workers could receive state unemployment benefits if a newly proposed bill passes in the
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) is no stranger to controversy or scandal, and recent events continue to add to the pile of problems facing the public employee pension fund. Last month, the PSERS board of trustees voted to send $130 million to a venture capital firm, Insight
Labor unions in Florida are scrambling to boost membership numbers after Senate Bill 256 went into effect on July 1. The bill, which was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in May, includes provisions such as disabling unions’ ability to deduct dues from employee paychecks, auditing unions’ finances,
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. In the days since, the ruling has been met with stinging criticism from the presidents of the two most powerful teachers unions, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in favor of mail carrier Gerald Groff, and in doing so, strengthened the religious freedoms of America’s public employees. In February of this year, Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) filed an amicus brief in support of Groff. The case,
