By Suzanne Bates As the number of sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mount, the embattled governor has relied on his friends in the labor movement to stand by him. Melissa DeRosa, the top unelected official in state government, and a former union employee, so far has

In 2018, after the Supreme Court said in Janus v. AFSCME that every public employee in the country had the First Amendment right to choose whether or not to pay a union, many union officials turned their focus to preventing existing members from leaving, and they looked to friendly politicians

In New York City, it takes only two unrelated cases of covid-19 to shut down an entire school – a policy the city’s teachers’ union stands behind, despite the lack of evidence that it is necessary. Meanwhile, private schools in the city take a different, less stringent approach. Michael Mulgrew,

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,