*News Update* On May 1, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Labor and Industry Committee passed H.B. 950 by a 12-9 vote. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives as the next step in the legislative process. But the bill’s passage presents hurdles for worker freedom. In the
Isabel Blank, senior communications director at Americans for Fair Treatment, was quoted by The Washington Examiner: Isabel Blank, the senior communications director of the union watchdog group Americans for Fair Treatment, said the hearing made the issue of the well-being of students feel like a partisan issue. “As expected, the
Harrisburg, PENN. – Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) and its members have submitted written testimony on public labor law and employee experience ahead of an upcoming public hearing on April 25. The Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee will hear testimony on House Bill 950, which would enshrine collective bargaining
A recent report by The74Million noted that overall union membership declined or barely increased in several states, despite growth in public-sector jobs in 2022. Because of the rapid public-sector job growth, public unions had a net increase of about 83,000 new members nationwide, maintaining membership rates at 33%. Most of
It’s been two months since President Biden nominated Julie Su to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor in the wake of Marty Walsh’s departure. While Su’s career shows her to be at Big Labor’s beck and call, her road to confirmation has not been a smooth one
*News Update* Former AFSCME Local 124 union boss Byron Clemons Sr. was sentenced to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Money. He was also ordered to pay $202,100 in restitution. A former union president in
On April 1, the Florida Education Association (FEA), the Sunshine State’s NEA chapter, held a rally in Miami, Florida where union leadership communicated partisan and political rhetoric. Both Randi Weingarten of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association (NEA) were in attendance. The rallying
News broke recently that the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ed Gainey, has unusually close ties with the Services Employees International Union (SEIU). The questions about Gainey’s union ties came after an email thread exposed some members of his staff’s close communications with SEIU regarding talking points about the area’s nonprofit
While you may not pay attention to the news of unionization as closely as we do here at AFFT, you may have seen a recent uptick in unionization amongst medical interns at both public and private hospitals across the country. A medical intern impacted by these efforts reached out AFFT
