2,824 Public Employees Helped Opt Out

18,000 Members

$323,875 Saved in Annual Union Dues

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What Kids Have Learned from Teachers Unions

Last week, an opinion piece entitled “We have a lot to learn from teachers unions” ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The authors are correct insofar as there are lessons to be learned from the recent actions of teachers unions, but they miss the mark on just what those lessons are.

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Unions accused of Forgery

There are several cases working their way through the federal court system that reveal a shocking union practice. Forgery. As in, unions in California and Oregon are forging the names of unsuspecting public employees on unions membership cards. In an op-ed, Freedom Foundation attorney Timothy Snowball referenced cases sitting before

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Unions Spend Dues to Push Democrats to the Left

It’s no secret that union political spending has long favored Democrats over Republicans, but less well known is how unions spend their members’ dues money to push the Democratic Party further to the left, in part by funding the campaigns of progressives who go up against moderate Democrats in primary

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Biden-Harris report openly rewards unions for support

It’s a rare thing to see a politician openly and unashamedly reward his top political donors—that’s usually done behind closed doors—but we’re getting to witness this firsthand with the release of the Biden Administration’s report on ways to help unions increase their membership. The report itself does little to disguise

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Teachers Unions Would Rather Hire More Staff Than Give Teachers Bonuses 

We’ve heard a lot this year about the effects the “great resignation” is having on education and about how unhappy teachers are right now. Not everyone believes teachers are leaving their profession in droves, but the dissatisfaction seems real.  Here’s an idea – why not give teachers big bonuses from all the money the federal government dumped into

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Do Union Members Really Earn More?

A favorite talking point of union officials is that employees need a union in order to make more money. But a little bit of digging shows that just isn’t true.  As the number of American workers who belong to unions continues to drop, union officials have blamed labor laws they

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