Tag: public sector unionism

This Day in Labor History: May 23, 1977

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 23, 2021

On May 23, 1977, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Abood v. Detroit County Board of Education, upholding public sector unions collecting union dues from non-members for purposes of collective bargaining. This case, a late blow against anti-union forces before the 1980s attacks on unions began that continue to the present, created the critical […]

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How Union Busting Works in Iowa

By Erik Loomis

On October 31, 2020

When Republicans won control over all branches of government in Iowa, they passed one of the strongest anti-union laws in the country. Not only did the state go right-to-work, which would be bad enoug

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How Your Disaster Capitalism Fueled Union Busting Sausage Gets Made

By Erik Loomis

On April 26, 2020

Michael Hiltzik had a really good piece the other day on Mitch McConnell attempting to bust public sector unions by not bailing out the states and wanting them to create bankruptcy instead. Of course,

Can Democrats Do Something Right?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 18, 2020

I mean, I don’t want to get my hopes up that something good happens, but hey…. Teachers in Virginia may soon gain the right to collectively bargain with the public school systems that employ them — signaling a historic shift for the state and a major victory for labor advocates nationwide. Legislation backed by Democratic […]

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Alaska Leading the Latest Assault on Unions

By Erik Loomis

On September 3, 2019

Republicans are moving step by step closer to their long-term goal of declaring unions illegal. They are getting more brazen about it too. Fresh off the Alaska shitshow to destroy its higher education

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The Teachers’ Revolt Continues

By Erik Loomis

On April 2, 2018

Teachers in Oklahoma, Kentucky, and now Arizona are building on the actions by their West Virginia comrades and walking off the job to protest their terrible pay and benefits, but really are protestin

The Upcoming Public Sector Apocalypse

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 19, 2018

On February 27, the Supreme Court will hear Janus v. AFSCME, the case almost certain to eviscerate public sector unions by proclaiming a national right-to-work for public workers. This is intended to kneecap unions such as AFSCME, SEIU, AFT, and NEA, i.e. most of the unions who can still fund massive organizing campaigns and GOTV […]

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Janus v. AFSCME Council No. 31

By Erik Loomis

On September 28, 2017

The destruction of public sector unionism that became inevitable when Republicans won the White House is about to happen. The Supreme Court is set to deal a sharp blow to the unions that represent mil

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Unions: The New Reality

By Erik Loomis

On August 1, 2017

Hamilton Nolan has an interesting interview with AFSCME president Lee Saunders. Nolan can’t quite get over his Berniebroism in this interview, asking if unions supporting Hillary was a mistake a

Iowa Public Safety Union Solidarity

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 14, 2017

When Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Republicans pushed through their draconian anti-public union law, one of the ways they succeeded is to cleave the police and firefighter unions off of the other public sector unions. This is the also the plan in Iowa. But the Iowa cops and firefighters aren’t going to play the patsy, […]

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The End of Unions, A Continuing Series

By Erik Loomis

On February 8, 2017

Iowa is going full Wisconsin to destroy its public sector unions by outlawing most parts of collective bargaining. Cops excepted of course. “I think it’s an extremely bold proposal,” sai

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A Reprieve for Public Sector Unions

By Erik Loomis

On March 29, 2016

Thanks to Antonin Scalia dying, public sector unions still have a future in this country. Had he survived, they would have just been gutted in Friedrichs. A case that seemed poised to deal a major blo

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