On Jan. 11, lawyers for the plaintiffs in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court that the First Amendment prohibits the government from forcing its employees to pay union fees.

If the unions really think it's so unfair that they have to represent everyone, then how about we change the law to "one or none" so that they only have to represent union supporters?

Neighboring states have seen the light. Illinois needs to have its own Right-to-Work realization, or be left behind.

Big spending at hotels, holiday parties and retirement events is financed by forced dues.

What could be a lively debate among educators has become a dull monologue directed by entrenched union officials. Teachers unions have a lot to learn from other professional groups.

Anti-Rauner PAC got nearly 90 percent of its funding from government-employee unions