News Archive
When unions abandon seniority, they abandon their workers
Op-Ed | PennLive
April 12, 2026: “Seniority rights enshrined in contracts are sacred to McFetridge, Burns, and thousands of other Pennsylvania employees, in no small part because unions have long held them out as fundamental protections. When union officials fail to defend them, they turn one of labor’s most basic promises into an empty one.”
Fairness Center president testifies on clients’ behalf in u.s. house Committee hearing
Testimony | U.S. House
December 17, 2025: “It is critically important to my clients and their colleagues to be able to know what the union that represents them is doing with their money, to ensure fair and democratic elections of union officers and representatives, and to ensure transparency, so that union officials are not acting corruptly or in their own interests.”
Colorado union chief’s pick to head NEA under heavy teacher scrutiny
Op-Ed | Complete Colorado
June 25, 2026: “Any change in the NEA’s priorities will impact the 40,000 educators represented by the national union’s Colorado affiliate, the Colorado Education Association (CEA), which Vick leads. He has endorsed his former counterpart in New Jersey, Sean Spiller, for the NEA’s top job. But one Garden State teacher says Spiller’s record raises serious questions about transparency and accountability—and that Colorado educators and union delegates deserve the unvarnished truth.”
Connecticut should live up to its promise of transparency for union members
Op-Ed | CT Insider
March 17, 2026: “Connecticut enforces plenty of laws not because enforcement is profitable but because the people’s representatives wrote and passed them. The law is the law even if there is no fine attached. We don’t ask police to investigate theft only when the value of what was stolen exceeds the cost of investigation. My clients believe transparency for union members should be no different.”
CT’s unions should be transparent about political activity
Editorial | Republican American
March 16, 2026: “‘I just want to force them to disclose where the money’s being spent,’ [plaintiff Earl Ormond] said. That’s something that every state resident—especially those who attend the community college where he teaches, and others that have unionized workforces—should support.”
A warning for millions of educators nationwide from New Jersey
Op-Ed | Washington Examiner
February 21, 2026: “At the time, Spiller was serving as president of the union, which came with decision-making authority over its affiliated political groups. As I allege in court filings, that means that he was overseeing spending that benefited his own political campaign. The NJEA has rules against conflicts of interest like this. But I believe Spiller ignored those rules, and he also appears to have ignored others.”
My Teachers’ Union Calls it Representation. I Say There Are $114 Million Reasons to Sue Them
Op-Ed | Fox News
October 28, 2025: “My co-plaintiff and I believe that the NJEA’s dues-funded PAC spending spree broke its contract with teachers and violated its legal duty to represent our best interests. We hope that through legal action, we can ensure that the union respects teachers’ voices and returns its focus to negotiating fair contracts and high workplace standards.”
The Union I Paid to Protect Me Turned a False Accusation into a Witch Hunt
Op-Ed | The Fairness Center
September 8, 2025: “As a 20-year teacher, I have some advice for New Jersey educators double-checking their lesson plans and preparing to return to the classroom: take a close look at who’s running your union. Union officials are meant to defend their members. But what happens when they vilify them instead? I found out the hard way.”
NJ Teachers Union Misused Dues to Fund Chief’s Bid for Governor, Lawsuit Claims
News | New Jersey Monitor
September 30, 2025: “Two public school teachers are suing the New Jersey Education Association, alleging the teachers’ union violated the law when it funneled $40 million to former union president Sean Spiller’s gubernatorial campaign this spring.”
NJ Teachers, Think Tank Challenge NJEA’s $40 Million Political Spending
News Release | The Fairness Center
September 30, 2025: “Two longtime New Jersey teachers and a statewide think tank are taking legal action against the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) over its use of tens of millions of dollars of its members’ mandatory union dues to bankroll its president’s political campaign.”
How Labor Unions Are Quietly Fueling Campus Anti-Semitism
Op-Ed | The Daily Wire
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.”
How Labor Unions Are Feeding Anti-Semitism on University Campuses
Op-Ed | The Wall Street Journal
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.”