Commentaries
The Fairness Center represents clients in both the court of law and the court of public opinion. We have helped our clients tell their stories in local, state, and national news and opinion outlets to help them accomplish their goals. Read and share their stories below.
“With the examples of Pueblo and Denver—and those in other states—in mind, Colorado employees would be wise to educate themselves on their rights under state and federal law regarding union membership and representation. With lawmakers determined to expand union power, it may be up to employees to ensure union officials are also held accountable to the law.”
“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.”
“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. What can teachers do? Three things: investigate, litigate, and campaign.”
“Following President Trump’s executive order to combat anti-Semitism came reports that his administration has opened investigations at five U.S. universities—including at UC Berkeley…But investigators would be wise to also examine the role unions have played. My own lawsuit…should be enough to raise alarm bells.”
“As a history teacher in Elk Grove Unified School District, I try to ensure that my students don’t learn the wrong lessons from the struggles of American history. But I taught my latest course on civil rights to adults in a courtroom, not students in a classroom.”
“The PSC—which promotes BDS and defends anti-Semitic statements—also represents me and hundreds of other Zionist Jews in collective bargaining, even if we have resigned from, or never joined, the union…Still, New York law says I must accept the union’s representation anyway—even if its leaders overlook or aid those seeking to drive me from campus.”
Josh Shapiro Rescued Me From Anti-Semitism, Can Continue Fighting for Jews
Commentary by Avraham Goldstein
“But Shapiro is the kind of leader who ‘lean[s]’ on his ‘faith’ and doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer – especially when he knows he’s in the right. How do I know? When he was just six, he launched a years-long campaign that helped my family escape Soviet antisemitism. Now, I’m facing antisemitism in America, and by supporting my cause again, Shapiro can double down on his advocacy for victims of hate – and steer others in his party to do the same.”
“With the examples of Pueblo and Denver—and those in other states—in mind, Colorado employees would be wise to educate themselves on their rights under state and federal law regarding union membership and representation. With lawmakers determined to expand union power, it may be up to employees to ensure union officials are also held accountable to the law.”
“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.”
“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. What can teachers do? Three things: investigate, litigate, and campaign.”
“Following President Trump’s executive order to combat anti-Semitism came reports that his administration has opened investigations at five U.S. universities—including at UC Berkeley…But investigators would be wise to also examine the role unions have played. My own lawsuit…should be enough to raise alarm bells.”
“As a history teacher in Elk Grove Unified School District, I try to ensure that my students don’t learn the wrong lessons from the struggles of American history. But I taught my latest course on civil rights to adults in a courtroom, not students in a classroom.”
“The PSC—which promotes BDS and defends anti-Semitic statements—also represents me and hundreds of other Zionist Jews in collective bargaining, even if we have resigned from, or never joined, the union…Still, New York law says I must accept the union’s representation anyway—even if its leaders overlook or aid those seeking to drive me from campus.”
Josh Shapiro Rescued Me From Anti-Semitism, Can Continue Fighting for Jews
Commentary by Avraham Goldstein
“But Shapiro is the kind of leader who ‘lean[s]’ on his ‘faith’ and doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer – especially when he knows he’s in the right. How do I know? When he was just six, he launched a years-long campaign that helped my family escape Soviet antisemitism. Now, I’m facing antisemitism in America, and by supporting my cause again, Shapiro can double down on his advocacy for victims of hate – and steer others in his party to do the same.”