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,
Collective bargaining is limited under Louisiana law, but that has not stopped unions like AFSCME from pushing for collective bargaining in New Orleans. News broke last week that New Orleans’ City Council unanimously passed an ordinance which forces the mayor’s office to meet with union representatives to negotiate collective bargaining
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a tentative deal last week with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) for a new contract which will span retroactively from September 2022 to November 2027. The contract, which has yet to be ratified, includes an annual 3% pay raise for teachers and
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten participated in the debut event for a new progressive organization, United For Democracy (UFD). Weingarten said, during the livestreamed launch event on June 14, “Part of what we must do is educate the American people about the problems in our Supreme Court.
