The Fairness Center
WHO WE ARE:
The Fairness Center is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services to those hurt by public-sector union officials. We advocate for our clients both in the court of law and the court of public opinion.
WHO WE SERVE:
Our clients are public employees and others defending their constitutional rights, facing union retaliation, fighting unfair representation, or demanding accountability for corruption by union officials.
WHERE WE OPERATE:
We offer our free legal services in the states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and Colorado, and we serve federal government employees wherever they work or reside.
Who we are: The Fairness Center is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services to those hurt by public-sector union officials. We advocate for our clients both in the court of law and the court of public opinion.
Who we serve: Our clients are public employees and others defending their constitutional rights, facing union retaliation, fighting unfair representation, or demanding accountability for corruption by union officials.
Where we operate: We offer our free legal services in the states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and Colorado, and we serve federal government employees wherever they work or reside.
Latest News
August 11, 2025: “Recently, outgoing AFT President Randi Weingarten wrote that teachers unions are committed to ‘protect[ing] people’s rights to both their own expression and safe classrooms.’ That sounds nice on paper, but when I respectfully spoke my mind, the union turned its back on me.”
September 1, 2025: “Across Pennsylvania, other public employees are realizing that union officials sometimes serve themselves and their allies instead of the employees they claim to represent. . . The law says union officials must provide fair representation to all the employees they represent. But too often, they pick and choose whom to help, when to help, or whether to help at all, in ways that seem to benefit themselves. ”
July 25, 2025: “At last week’s House hearing on rising antisemitism in higher education, lawmakers confronted UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons about me, an Israeli Jewish scientist suing my own labor union, the United Auto Workers, for antisemitic discrimination. . . I applaud lawmakers who are shining a light on these abuses. I never imagined I’d feel unsafe as a scientist working in America. But that’s my reality.”
July 8, 2025: “The experiences of Mr. Lax and Ms. Yaniv expose a structural problem for Jews at public universities. Join the union and face harassment and discrimination, or leave the union and lose any voice in the workplace. When CUNY and UC Berkeley officials appear before the House Education Committee, they should explain how they plan to resolve this Catch-22.”
July 8, 2025: “The growing rift between Polis and organized labor shows that union officials are willing to cross their own…when their influence is threatened. That pattern doesn’t just stop at the Capitol. From Pueblo to Denver, union officials are stretching—and possibly breaking—the law to protect their power, undermining the rights of the very rank-and-file public employees they claim to represent.”
June 12, 2025: “Veteran state employee Todd Burns was in line for a well-deserved promotion until state officials allegedly violated his employment contract to promote someone less qualified but who had close ties to management. Burns turned to his union for help, only for AFSCME, Council 13, to refuse to defend the contract, despite his many years as a dues-paying member.”
May 13, 2025: “As a recently retired teacher who was a member of the union for decades, color me skeptical of the union’s commitment to the First Amendment. When I spoke against a union-approved DEI program and came under fire from school officials for my opinion, the union hung me out to dry.”
May 1, 2025: “Enough. Teachers are consistently ranked among the nation’s most trusted professionals. It’s time to validate that trust by standing up to school administrators, teachers’ union officials, and others who put DEI above the classroom.”
August 11, 2025: “Recently, outgoing AFT President Randi Weingarten wrote that teachers unions are committed to ‘protect[ing] people’s rights to both their own expression and safe classrooms.’ That sounds nice on paper, but when I respectfully spoke my mind, the union turned its back on me.”
September 1, 2025: “Across Pennsylvania, other public employees are realizing that union officials sometimes serve themselves and their allies instead of the employees they claim to represent. . . The law says union officials must provide fair representation to all the employees they represent. But too often, they pick and choose whom to help, when to help, or whether to help at all, in ways that seem to benefit themselves. ”
July 25, 2025: “At last week’s House hearing on rising antisemitism in higher education, lawmakers confronted UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons about me, an Israeli Jewish scientist suing my own labor union, the United Auto Workers, for antisemitic discrimination. . . I applaud lawmakers who are shining a light on these abuses. I never imagined I’d feel unsafe as a scientist working in America. But that’s my reality.”
July 8, 2025: “The experiences of Mr. Lax and Ms. Yaniv expose a structural problem for Jews at public universities. Join the union and face harassment and discrimination, or leave the union and lose any voice in the workplace. When CUNY and UC Berkeley officials appear before the House Education Committee, they should explain how they plan to resolve this Catch-22.”
July 8, 2025: “The growing rift between Polis and organized labor shows that union officials are willing to cross their own…when their influence is threatened. That pattern doesn’t just stop at the Capitol. From Pueblo to Denver, union officials are stretching—and possibly breaking—the law to protect their power, undermining the rights of the very rank-and-file public employees they claim to represent.”
June 12, 2025: “Veteran state employee Todd Burns was in line for a well-deserved promotion until state officials allegedly violated his employment contract to promote someone less qualified but who had close ties to management. Burns turned to his union for help, only for AFSCME, Council 13, to refuse to defend the contract, despite his many years as a dues-paying member.”
May 13, 2025: “As a recently retired teacher who was a member of the union for decades, color me skeptical of the union’s commitment to the First Amendment. When I spoke against a union-approved DEI program and came under fire from school officials for my opinion, the union hung me out to dry.”
May 1, 2025: “Enough. Teachers are consistently ranked among the nation’s most trusted professionals. It’s time to validate that trust by standing up to school administrators, teachers’ union officials, and others who put DEI above the classroom.”