PoliticsCommentary
If Public-Sector Unions Provided Value, They Wouldn’t Need Schemes
Chances are, the last time you went to the supermarket, the clerk at the checkout stand thanked you for your business. And you thanked her… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Under Trump Order, Federal Unions May No Longer Be Able to Protect Poor Performers
First things first: President Donald Trump’s executive order on collective bargaining does not “strip unionization rights from most federal workers,” as some media outlets have… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Sneaky Way Government Unions Rake in Taxpayer Money, and How Congress Can Fight It in Reconciliation
While public-sector unions file lawsuits to block President Donald Trump’s reforms to the bureaucracy, federal government workers are getting paid by the taxpayer for time… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How Government Unions Won in Wisconsin by Stacking Judicial Deck
Remember when impassioned protesters stormed a Capitol building and disrupted the democratic process? No, not the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Third-Largest Teachers Union Faces Demise of Its Own Making
In a frantic attempt to preserve its monopoly over the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, attorneys for the Florida union currently representing the district’s 24,000-plus teachers… Read More
LawCommentary
Ohio Union Violating First Amendment by Taking Dues From Public School Staffer Who Opted Out
Suppose you joined a local gym several years ago, but after a while you discovered that you didn’t like some of the gym’s policies. So,… Read More
EducationCommentary
New Book Details Teachers Union Internal Document Pushing Critical Race Theory in K-12 Schools
Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from a new book detailing the rise of government unions, their stranglehold over public policy, and how to defeat… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Tries to Boost Pay for Federal Bureaucrats by Highest Rate Since Carter
President Joe Biden’s $7 trillion tax-and-spending plan would boost pay for federal bureaucrats by 5.2%, their highest raise in decades and more than private sector… Read More
EconomyNews
Morning Bell: A Historic Win for Reform in Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin has once again lived up to its billing as a Midwestern incubator of Big Ideas. In yesterday’s case, when voters resoundingly… Read More
Pensions Are Deferred Compensation—a Lot of Deferred Compensation
Last week, The Heritage Foundation released important new research on the real cost of public pensions. In response, many different public-sector advocates have offered the… Read More
Morning Bell: How Radical Were Wisconsin’s Reforms?
One year ago, the state of Wisconsin adopted sweeping reforms that curbed collective bargaining rights among government workers, brought the state’s pension system into line,… Read More
Even After Walker Reforms, Wisconsin Public Workers Still Overpaid
“What Mr. Walker and his backers are trying to do is to make Wisconsin—and eventually, America—less of a functioning democracy and more of a third-world-style… Read More
Buffalo Teachers Receive Free Plastic Surgery
Add this story to the file of union policies that are good for adults and not in the best interest of children. In Buffalo, N.Y.,… Read More
Indiana Enacts Right to Work; Arizona Moves to Restore Voters’ Voices
Indiana’s Senate yesterday passed—and Governor Mitch Daniels (R) signed—the state’s long-awaited right-to-work law, making it the 23rd state in the nation and the first state… Read More
Morning Bell: Federal Workers Overpaid, and CBO Agrees
Here’s some news that federal bureaucrats in Washington — and indeed around the country — don’t want to hear: According to a Congressional Budget Office… Read More
Wisconsin Unions Lose First Round, Win Luck of the Draw in the Second
Wisconsin unions seem to have lucked out with the federal judge assigned to their latest lawsuit trying to stop the state’s new collective bargaining law… Read More
Morning Bell: Victory in Wisconsin, but the Fight Goes On
Consider it a victory for taxpayers and for the rule of law. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4–3 in favor of upholding the… Read More
Tennessee Considers Limits to Collective Bargaining
Tennessee could soon become the latest state to deal public-sector collective bargaining a major blow. The Tennessee state House has just passed a measure that… Read More
As Reform Begins in Massachusetts, Union Leaders Call Foul
As state budget reforms work their way through legislatures and courts around the country, a new front in the fight has opened up in an… Read More
Wisconsin’s Most Outrageous Examples of Union Collective Bargaining
As the standoff in Wisconsin drags on with no end in sight, Republican Gov. Scott Walker continues to make his case about the fiscal implications… Read More
Why the Unions Are Really Protesting
In the name of balancing his state’s budget, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has taken a strong stand against union bargaining privileges, braving weeks of… Read More
VIDEO: State Budget Battle Showdowns
Wisconsin. Ohio. Michigan. New Jersey. New York. Budget-battle showdowns are coming soon to a statehouse near you. Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) has provoked the ire… Read More
Winning the Fight Against Special Interests’ Control over Education
The Wisconsin assembly agreed at 6:00 a.m. this morning to end debate on Governor Scott Walker’s (R) budget repair bill and to finally move to… Read More
Do Government Workers Make More than Private Sector Workers?
The Heritage Foundation has posted a new working paper that considers whether public workers in California are overpaid compared to their private sector counterparts. The… Read More
Looking Out for Children in Wisconsin
Last week, students in several Wisconsin school districts were unable to attend school when classes were cancelled due to thousands of striking teachers throughout Madison… Read More
Morning Bell: Gov. Scott Walker Sits Down With Heritage and Answers the Tough Questions
MADISON, Wis. — Teachers’ unions and representatives of every liberal interest group in the country may have taken over the streets of Madison for demonstrations,… Read More
VIDEO: Myths vs. Facts of the Wisconsin Union Protest
MADISON, Wis. — The fight in Wisconsin’s capital is marked by a fundamental disagreement over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Protesters claim it’s a blatant… Read More
F.D.R. Warned Us
“It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” That wasn’t Newt Gingrich, or Ron Paul, or Ronald Reagan talking. That was George Meany —… Read More
Public Employees Strike It Rich in Ohio
Ohio is struggling with double-digit unmployment, but not all workers are facing tough times. State government employees in Ohio are doing quite well. In fact,… Read More
Why Not Work for the Government? Federal Workers Make Twice As Much
The Washington Examiner today exposes a dirty little secret about Washington bureaucrats: Federal employees are bringing home twice as much pay as the average private-sector… Read More
