American Experiment on Employee Freedom
Employee Freedom Articles
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PCA union takes choice as well as voice from Minnesota families
I met Kris Greene several years ago. We were in federal court, listening to arguments in a case she and other parents brought in an attempt to stop Gov. Mark Dayton from inviting a union to speak f...
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The perfect defeats the good as Dayton vetoes pension bill
Gov. Mark Dayton did not just veto a tax bill last week that passed with an overwhelming legislative majority. He also vetoed the pension bill, which was crafted under the Pension Commission leadershi...
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Employee Freedom Posts
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Schadenfreude on Monday Morning: SEIU employees threaten to strike against union
I got a text this morning alerting me to a potential strike by the people who work as employees for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). "OPEIU rejected the SEIU’s last, best and final ...
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Minnesota teachers are trapped by arbitrary union terms, forcing them to fund Education Minnesota’s partisan political spending.
I get to talk to the hosts of Education Nation tonight about the one of my favorite topics: how the teachers’ union is a political organization using teachers’ dues to fund a decidedly leftist age...
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The Janus Effect on Teachers’ Union: Too Soon to Know
The impact of Janus v. AFSCME on union membership losses in Minnesota is not fully known yet. In states that passed right-to-work laws prior to Janus, it took several years for public employees like ...
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Litigation Continues Following the Janus Employee Freedom Victory: Could You be a Plaintiff?
Janus v Afscme was not just about ending “fair share” fees. The Supreme Court ruled that public-sector unions must get "clear and affirmative consent" from union members before taking money from a...
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Minnesota teachers are judged solely by the color of their skin; asked to change curriculum for black students.
While we are still thinking about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I wanted to bring a startling development to your attention: public school teachers are being subjected to on-the-job mental ab...
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