Spokesman Review – Spokane’s Proposition 1 would make bargaining between the city and unions public
Supporters of the public bargaining process, among them free-market groups like the Freedom Foundation and Washington Policy Center, argue it’s a check on government spending that has been approved by the courts.
KABC – Larry O’Connor Show – Mariah Gondeiro on SEIU Presidential Candidate Forum
Washington AG Bob Ferguson – AG Ferguson Files New Campaign Finance Lawsuit Against Freedom Foundation Over Olympia Initiative
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, alleging campaign finance violations based on a referral from the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
Washington Examiner – Warren labor proposal would skim Medicaid dues from home healthcare workers
The nonprofit group Freedom Foundation, which represents providers in the latter instance, estimates the union has wrongly taken $15 million in Medicaid funds since 2014.
Washington Examiner – Major teachers union suffers loss following 2018 Janus Supreme Court ruling
One of Washington state’s largest unions lost thousands of dues paying members in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring automatic enrollment of home healthcare workers in the union, according to a new report.
Washington State Wire – Freedom Foundation’s Nelsen Named to Federal Labor Dispute Panel
Maxford Nelsen, labor policy director for the Olympia, Wash.-based Freedom Foundation, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to fill a seat on the Federal Service Impasses Panel, an independent entity within the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
