HeyJaredDisunion: The Government Union Report
This podcast explores news-making developments in public-sector labor policy and law across the country. Host David R. Osborne brings in guests with practical experience confronting the public policy challenges attending unionization of government employees.
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Teachers’ Unions, Political Power, and Worker Choice: Inside the NEA and AFT (opens the original)
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What are teachers’ unions supposed to do—and are they actually serving the teachers they represent? This week on Disunion, David R. Osborne is joined by Brigette Herbst, executive director of the Gevura Fund, to discuss a new report examining the governance, finances, and political influence of the nation’s major teachers’ unions. The conversation takes a close look at the NEA and AFT, their political spending, and the growing questions surrounding how union dues are used. Brigette explains the
The Hidden Costs of “Pro-Worker” Regulations: How Government Can Limit Opportunity (opens the original)
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What if some regulations designed to protect workers are actually making it harder to find better jobs, earn higher wages, and adapt to a changing economy? On this episode of Disunion, David Osborne is joined by Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, to examine how labor policy affects worker opportunity and economic dynamism. Scott explains how government mandates, often framed as worker protections, can c
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