Posts tagged hypocrisy
DEI’s defenders are massive First Amendment hypocrites
May 15, 2025 // The Trump administration’s efforts to rein in diversity, equity, and inclusion policies plaguing public schools suffered a setback last month when judges in three states ruled in favor of advocacy groups defending the status quo. In one complaint, the American Federation of Teachers claimed the Trump administration policy change “will chill speech and expression.”
‘Where Are the True Pro-Union Democrats? They Aren’t at the DNC. And They Certainly Aren’t in Georgia
April 25, 2025 // Let’s be clear: the DNC and the New Georgia Project are NOT champions of workers. Despite their political influence, they are actively working to strip workers of their rights. The DNC has been involved in mass firings of union employees, the exact action they regularly chastise private companies about, even in tough economic conditions. Meanwhile, at the New Georgia Project, workers have faced retaliation for simply attempting to organize. These actions are blatant violations of the National Labor Relations Act and undermine the fundamental right of workers to freely choose union participation without fear of punishment. These are not isolated incidents. They are part of a pattern of systemic abuse that demonstrates the DNC and New Georgia Project’s disregard for worker autonomy. They are exploiting workers, not protecting them.
Southern Poverty Law Center’s layoffs mostly affected unionized staff
June 27, 2024 // he Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the few nonprofit organizations providing pro bono legal counsel to immigrants across the southern U.S., laid off 78 workers on June 12, gutting a quarter of its workforce and dismantling programs that work directly with incarcerated immigrants. The decision has ignited frustration from workers who are accusing the organization of hypocrisy and abandoning its core mission. Among those dismissed were 61 union members and more than 20 supervisors, many of whom are people of color actively working in the Deep South—a region historically fraught with racial tensions and inequalities.
PENNSYLVANIA AFSCME LOCALS EXPOSE THEIR OWN GREED
March 20, 2024 // In this case, Council 13 got a bit sloppy about sending the national headquarters its share of the take. But what can you expect from a local whose membership numbers have plunged from 32,851 in 2010 to 26,678 now, as Council 13’s have? And guess who gets the credit for that. Last year alone, the Freedom Foundation helped almost 700 public employees leave AFSCME Council 13. With the recent takeover by the national headquarters, AFSCME 13’s members must be questioning their union’s priorities right now.