Teachers in two Massachusetts school districts – Haverhill and Malden – went on strike on October 17 despite state law prohibiting public employee strikes. Massachusetts law specifically states: No public employee or employee organization shall engage in a strike, and no public employee or employee organization shall induce, encourage or
The following is an excerpt from our Saturday email, which includes our musings on the latest developments impacting public employees, links to that week’s labor news, and a collection of whimsical reads for your weekend. If you’d like to receive our weekly email, you can use the sign-up form at
Illinois’ November 8 ballot will include an opportunity for Illinoisans to vote on a new priority for government unions: Amendment 1. The initiative would amend the Illinois State Constitution to: State that employees have a right to “organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose
A recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer alluded to an “opaque, pro-Democratic group” pouring money into state races in Pennsylvania with the hopes of seeing more Democrats elected to office next month. That “opaque” group has a name: State Victory Action. Tax filings – see here and here – show
The following is an excerpt from our Saturday email, which includes our musings on the latest developments impacting public employees, links to that week’s labor news, and a collection of whimsical reads for your weekend. If you’d like to receive our weekly email, you can use the sign-up form at
Last week, Teamsters Local 455 in Colorado was accused of fostering a hostile work environment for allowing ‘pervasive’ sexual harassment. The union is charged with violating federal law for failing to take action against its business agent, despite being notified that he had sexually harassed and verbally assaulted female staff.
The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) describes itself as a “member organization championing for students, teachers, and public schools.” A closer look at the union’s finances reveal that this is not the case. Rather, the CEA siphons dues money from its membership to support its bloated staff. Unlike most unions, the
Our Head of First Impressions is out of the office, so the phone line has been ringing to other staff. I haven’t answered the main phone line in a few months now and I was reminded how often we get calls from people all over the country looking for their
The Commonwealth Foundation’s newest report, The Battle for Worker Freedom in the States: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws, analyzes state changes to public sector labor laws since the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision. The report grades each state from “A” to “F” based on how much
