With a Democratic trifecta in the House, Senate and White House, labor leaders can almost taste victory as they work to pass legislation that would completely remake the nation’s labor laws. What stands in their way? The filibuster. By tradition, it takes 60 senators to overcome a filibuster and to
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, who is considered the frontrunner in the race to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio, received his first union endorsement last week when the Freelancer’s Union announced him as one of their picks in the upcoming mayor’s race. But at the same time they
Many of the concerns and frustrations we’ve heard fall into the same categories, so we thought we’d compile them into a list.
A teacher who wanted to opt-out of paying dues to the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) found out the union changed the address where it receives mail, but only after she sent two certified letters to the old address. The post office box where PSEA used to accept opt-out letters
Can teachers’ unions really speak for the majority of teachers? The media speaks to teachers’ union officials when they want to know what teachers think about schools reopening, and they take them at their word when the unions say most teachers don’t want schools to reopen because they’re afraid of
Union officials or union-funded organizations made up the majority of listed supporters of the budget plan put forward by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, which includes a large tax hike on middle class taxpayers. Wolf released a list of groups and individuals who support his plan on his website. Of those,
The following report details how a community college funneled millions of taxpayer dollars into a program for free college for union members and their families. According to legally obtained internal emails and documents, the “free college” program was created by political players who benefited financially from its creation and had
Teachers in Chicago overwhelmingly sided with city leaders when they voted to accept the city’s proposal to reopen schools, despite objections raised by the local teachers’ union. This rasies the question of whether teachers in cities where schools have yet to reopen, like Philadelphia, would also vote to return to
Unions have recently come out in support of progressive tax increases in several states, including New York and Pennsylvania. But while unions like the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) lobby lawmakers for a more progressive tax structure, the way they collect dues is regressive. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed
