Getting to a vote in the first place took months. Six weeks later, teachers are still waiting for the OEA to come to terms with the result.

Election season is here, and America’s teachers’ unions are on the road. On October 15, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) launched a nationwide bus tour ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

The Center for Independent Employees (CIE) is pleased to announce that Kelley LaBedz has joined the organization as General Counsel/Educational Services.

Love it or hate it, one thing is true about everyone standing in line for a pumpkin spice latte: they chose to be there.

With all but one person in the bargaining unit casting a ballot, the result was clear: 68 percent voted to remove the union. Employees at this Kentucky Energy site are now free to work directly with their employer.

The Labor Day holiday came about during some of the most violent labor conflicts in American history.

Employees who vote to unionize are often in for a rude awakening. Contract talks stall. Promised gains don't materialize. And dues keep getting collected whether the union delivers or not.

On August 20, 1866, a group of union leaders met in Baltimore and founded the National Labor Union (NLU), the first attempt to organize American workers on a national scale.

More than 60 percent of the location's employees signed cards saying they no longer wanted union representation.

Classified staff at Ottawa-Glandorf Local Schools are no longer represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The union didn't even stay for the fight.

The average spending on health care is more than $15,000 per person per year, about six times more than we spend on groceries. One overlooked cause of dramatically rising health care costs: unionization.

Union bullying doesn’t end at the schoolhouse door. Read why more teachers are pushing back against national union intimidation and choosing a different path.

Union members and the public deserve to know where dues money actually goes— and if it’s money well spent.

Thousands of workers have successfully removed unions they believed no longer represented their interests—and many more don’t realize that option even exists.

The U.S. Constitution protects the governed—not those in power. We believe employees deserve that same principle in the workplace and are helping workers regain their independence, one workplace at a time.

The Faster Labor Contracts Act would inject federal bureaucracy into private labor negotiations, moving America closer to a European-style system where government officials—not employees and employers—dictate workplace agreements.

Many rural educators are concluding that national teachers unions no longer reflect their values or priorities. As a result, teachers in rural school districts are increasingly choosing to leave in favor of greater local independence and representation.

What started out as a simple request for basic financial records resulted in retaliation and an unlawful expulsion.

The European Union has essentially admitted Europe's labor economy is struggling. So why is Congress moving to copy it?

Congratulations to our friends at the Pelican Institute on this victory for employee freedom!