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Board of Education Opposes Bill That Takes Aim at Charter Schools

June 3, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Education passed a resolution June 2 to oppose a bill that it claims would harm charter schools. Introduced by California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), AB 1316 will move through the State Assembly in June. The bill would cut funding by 30 percent for non-classroom-based charter schools, Orange County Board of Education vice president Ken…

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Study Projects $9.3 Billion in New Union Income Under PRO Act

May 25, 2021
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Labor unions could see a huge boost in revenues estimated at $9.3 billion in dues from workers if the Senate passes and President Joe Biden signs the House-approved PRO Act, according to a new study. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) was approved in March by the House of Representatives and is now…

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Anaheim Moves Forward with Hero Pay Ordinance

May 12, 2021
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Anaheim city council during its May 11 meeting moved forward with an ordinance that would increase the hourly wages of grocery and retail workers. The measure would provide such workers with a $3 per hour pay boost for 60 days. Councilmember Jose Moreno initiated the “hero pay” ordinance, also known as hazard pay, with support from councilmembers…

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Biden’s American Unions Plan

May 5, 2021
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Commentary President Joe Biden is traveling to Virginia and Louisiana this week to pitch his American Jobs Plan—also called an “infrastructure” plan. New bridges, safer highways and more broadband are easy sells. But that’s only half the story. Biden’s plan is a massive and coercive push to unionize the American workforce. Whether workers want it…

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Unions Sell Out Their Own Workers for the Biden Energy Plan

April 27, 2021
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Commentary Another pro-President Joe Biden union just told it’s rank-and-file members: Sorry, guys, you are all fired. Last week, the United Mine Workers of America union endorsed Biden’s energy policies. Yes, you read that right. The coal-mining union bosses have embraced a bill that outlaws coal mining. This is about as dumb as the Pipefitters…

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Unions Are Hurting the Finances of Orange County Cities: Sen. John Moorlach

April 14, 2021
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Commentary Orange County, Calif. is a metropolis of 34 unique cities which house more than 3 million residents. There are unincorporated areas in Orange County, such as Rossmoor and Midway City, where residents rely on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to be their legislative body. When I served as a county supervisor, I worked…

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White House Wedges Pro-Union Provisions Into Infrastructure Plan

April 1, 2021
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President Joe Biden tacked on measures to his infrastructure plan that make it easier for workers to organize and more difficult for them to avoid unionization. “[The plan will] create good-quality jobs … while ensuring workers have a free and fair choice to organize, join a union, and bargain collectively with their employers,” the White…

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Federal Court Upholds Nurse’s Right Not to Fund Union Lobbying

February 4, 2021
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A federal appeals court rejected a healthcare union’s request that the judges reconsider their decision upholding the right of nurses to not be required to fund the labor group’s political lobbying. The United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) union had asked the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reconsider its September…

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Biden Chief of Staff Offers Support for Teachers’ Unions Refusing to Reopen Schools

January 27, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s chief of staff on Tuesday backed teachers’ unions that are refusing to return to schools for in-person learning, contradicting studies that show little CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus transmission is taking place inside schools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have repeatedly said it’s safe to reopen schools. Former Director Robert Redfield…

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