I love my job. I honestly do. I love helping people that reach out to us, I love the intellectual interaction with my amazing coworkers and getting up every day to work for something I truly believe in. This has not always been the case in my career. I’ve had

A few weeks ago, I got a call from someone looking for help with the most awful union bullying story I have ever heard. It was abusive and criminal and despite my tough NY exterior, it brought me to tears.  How could people be so cruel to their coworkers in

Teachers unions want to mandate labor history as part of curriculum in schools. Their goal is to improve the public’s perception of unions by showing the positive contributions that unions made to American workplaces at a time when labor conditions were less favorable. When most people think of unions in

Is the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council claiming they bought the allegiance of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the state Supreme Court? That’s what it sounds like in their job post for a new state legislative director. In the listing, the SEIU made clear just how much power they believe unions

Last week the major teachers union in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), voiced their disdain for standardized tests, and in particular for the tests administered during the pandemic. It’s personal for the PSEA – after teachers unions like them spent much of the past two years trying to

Too often, unions function as slush funds for the Democratic Party, lining the pockets of politicians while spending very little on members. Union members who don’t like this are often told to work to change things from the inside, but the example of a State of California employee shows how

After losing his wife 15 months ago, Phil Vecchio was glad he still had his job as a school bus driver to keep him busy. He wanted to keep working even though he was approaching retirement age–it was what kept him going. But then he got tired of how the

An AFFT member shares her story about leaving the union

This week, we received an unsigned letter purportedly from Philadelphia transit workers who describe horrendous working conditions. The letter claims buses and trains are unsafe and unsanitary, and that operators are subject to harassment and violence, including female bus drivers on overnight shifts who are who are left defenseless when