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

In 1906, the federal government issued a federal charter to the National Education Association (NEA).  This Congressional Charter was granted “for the purpose to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching; and to promote the cause of education in the United States”. Other organizations that fall

The Worker Power Coalition, a coalition of “workers, grassroots organizations and labor unions fighting to rebuild the power of American workers across sectors”, is launching a formal campaign this week in support of the PRO Act. According to Politico, the coalition will focus efforts on Senators in battleground states Arizona,

The grievance process is one of the most misunderstood aspects of public-sector union representation. We spoke with Frank Ricci, retired battalion chief and union president for New Haven Fire Fighters, and lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano to clarify some common misconceptions related to grievances. What do