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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Teachers: You do not have to meet with a union rep before resigning this week.
Minnesota teachers who are choosing to exercise their First Amendment rights and resign from union membership are being told that they need to meet with their local union official before they can opt-...
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Union Executive and Staff Pay Far Exceeds Teachers; State Union Dues Increase Again
Denise Specht, President of Education Minnesota makes over $206,000 a year. Specht's gross salary increased $5,794 in 2016. Almost 70 executives and other staff at Education Minnesota make over $100,0...
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American Experiment event celebrating free speech protected by police while police union protested outside
The Teamsters are certified under the law to represent police officers all over the state. The Center had to hire police to protect us while the Center and our guests exercised our right to gather and...
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Public unions: Navigating new era of opting in rather than opting out
Let’s look at how the Supreme Court’s Janus decision may affect public employees who have been paying full union dues. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune on September 15,...
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“Happy Constitution Day, if You Can Keep It: The long-term survival of the Founders’ design depends on people, not parchment.”
The Center is celebrating the Constitution today by hosting Mark and Rebecca and their legal victory in June (Janus v. Afscme) at a luncheon in Minneapolis; they fought for and won the right of public...
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