As AI threatens to supplant jobs and possibly upend teaching norms, university faculty, grad students and staff at Pitt seek security through contracts. Professor Claude? College unions negotiate for protection against AI teachers and evaluators. buff.ly/DpBqwn3

"As I recently discovered, liking the idea of unions – and actually wanting to be a part of one – are two very different things.... In many cases, these unions end up doing more harm than good." usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…

FYI: CEA spent 61% of its budget on its own staff, posted a fourth consecutive underlying shortfall and directed 99% of party-coded political spending to Democratic-aligned recipients americansforfairtreatment.or…

Commentary @USWorkersFirst: Far-Left Agendas, Funded by Union Dues: The Truth About Big Labor’s Radical Shift buff.ly/11ewIDr

Gov. Kathy Hochul, in an interview with Bloomberg News in 2024, said that the program “has become one of the most abused programs in the entire history of the state of New York.” She called it “a racket,” noting that recruitment advertisements pitched the program as easy money in return for “sitting home with your grandma.” Prosecutors and investigators have found instances of no-show jobs, sometimes continuing for years. Powerful New York Labor Group Seeks to Unionize 190,000 Health Workers buff.ly/CI0ZVQ5

Cleveland Orchestra musicians to strike at midnight; Friday and Saturday concerts in Michigan, Severance Music Center canceled buff.ly/oj4AzF0

Boeing update: A generous contract offer might be approved this time. If it's not, a strike has been authorized and could harm the Unemployment Trust Fund built by employers — traditionally for workers who lose work through no fault of their own. #WaLeg chronline.com/stories/untitl…

Newsom vetoes bill pushing back on return-to-office orders for state workers buff.ly/33zYbEu

Chaquan May is a California mother and in-home healthcare provider for her medically fragile daughter. Her goal is to provide and care for family, not to be a pawn in a political culture war or fund ideology that is far from her family’s needs. But May has been ignored, coerced, and trapped her in union membership against her will by SEIU 2015. No more abusing the trust of public workers. We refuse to let Chaquan May be another statistic. Time to fight for her freedom. piped.video/Hlu-pipbCD4?si=8vfg…

Strike activity in WA state can now be funded by unemployment insurance benefits provided by employers and meant for workers who lose work through no fault of their own. That makes large strikes like ones at Boeing especially concerning. #WaLeg washingtonpolicy.org/publica…

When leaders put people before party, progress follows. I appreciate Senator Edgar Flores joining us for our panel on bipartisanship and the portable benefits bill. Thank you to our hosts, Americans for Prosperity, CVA Action and The LIBRE Initiative, and to everyone who contributed to the fantastic turnout and meaningful conversation about supporting independent contractors. #AFP #CVA #LIBREInitiativve #FactoryOfDreamsBanquetHall #NVLeg @afpnevada @CVA_Action @LIBREinitiative @EdgarFloresNV @eddieyarim @RouzardWiz @RonnieNajarro @LindaFornos @mercatus @OpenforceTech @Inst4AW

Bringing rideshare drivers into a union could reduce employment for drivers and will likely raise prices. @IllinoisPolicy Illinois’ new rideshare union law could hurt drivers, passengers buff.ly/BTkPXGw

"In the 1970s, the Teamsters Union represented more than 60 percent of truck drivers at the time, according to labor scholar and professor Michael Belzer, giving the union much greater organizational reach. However, by 2001 Teamsters representation had fallen to under 20 percent." Are Truckers Going on Strike October 1? What Diesel Prices Say buff.ly/bGQwZqu

Virginia Penske employees join growing movement of rank-and-file workers cutting ties with the Teamsters Richmond-Area Penske Workers Latest to Eject Teamsters Following Unanimous Vote to End Teamsters’ So-Called ‘Representation’ buff.ly/MRn6dDJ @RightToWork

.@WashTimesOpEd The ‘No Surprises’ warning for mandatory labor arbitration Arbitrators should not be regulating American workplaces buff.ly/foEuWEW

"Nurse contends that union rule disenfranchising nonmembers is unlawful restraint on Section 7 right to refuse union membership protected by federal law" Nurse Files Federal Charges Challenging Union Policy that Conditions Contract Vote Participation on Signing Union Card @RightToWork buff.ly/jUjOc8b

"Denver firefighters are taking a stand against their state union, and it's a story that's got everyone talking," @KOAColorado's Ross Kaminsky @Rossputin reports. In an interview on Kaminsky's show, Fairness Center managing attorney Anthony Holtzman explains that the Denver firefighters union, Local 858, is suing the statewide union, which refused to recognize that the local has disaffiliated from the state union and sent the local a bill for nearly $400,000. Listen here: buff.ly/fEiPnOL

Op-ed @DCexaminer :New York’s government unions fight against being held responsible for their failures at every stage. Tenured teachers can be dismissed only for cause after a formal proceeding before an arbitrator. They ordinarily remain paid during reassignment and receive union-provided legal representation Teachers unions, not racism, are failing New York City’s black students buff.ly/ySWvCPh

🟢 NEW REPORT: The Arkansas teachers union spends nearly two-thirds of its money on itself and sits on $3.4 million, while its spending on actual representation goes undisclosed. Arkansas teachers deserve answers. americansforfairtreatment.or…

“Some companies operating remotely may choose to curb their use of ICs that live or work in New Jersey … It is for that reason that many who filed comments … referred to this administrative initiative as a ‘job killer.’” independentcontractorcomplia…