Recent Issues
Union Resignation Guide
Are you dissatisfied with your union representation? If so, you have the power to resign your membership without paying an agency fee. Here are pointers to guide you through the process.
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Gov. Wolf's Stealth Unionization of Home Health Care Workers
In 2015, Gov. Wolf issued an executive order paving the way for unionization of homecare workers in Pennsylvania. These workers provide in-home medical and personal care. Many of these workers are simply taking care of a family member or loved one and have no connection to government employment. Yet, Gov. Wolf is pushing to unionize these workers, a move that will greatly benefit two of the governor’s most generous campaign contributors. Read on for: - Specifics of the executive order
Read More >Wolf Only One NOT Calling Home Care Action Unionization
Governor Wolf insists his executive order does not pave the way for unionizing home care workers, but don’t tell that to United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania (UHWP)—a self-described union backed by the SEIU and AFSCME. It sent out mailers to home care workers over the weekend urging them to join their union—and encouraging home care workers to sign up for payroll deduction of their union dues.
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Recent Blog Posts
The Janus Impact and Grading of State Public Sector Labor Laws
In the Janus aftermath, pro-union forces make legislative headway counteracting the court decision, while workers push back in the courts. This report details the trends, and grades each state according to their labor laws' impact on taxpayers and individual workers.
Union Medicaid Dues Skimming Scheme Finally Ends
For more than a decade states have taken Medicaid money intended for individuals with disabilities, the sick, and the elderly—and given it to unions. This scheme to skim dues from vulnerable individuals will finally end.
Government Union 2018 Election Spending
Pennsylvania’s top government union political action committees spent over $12 million during the 2017-18 election cycle, making it the most expensive election cycle in the past ten years.