Category: Philip Howard

Author Explains How to Use the Constitution to Fight Union Power

Commentary For 36 years, all but three as a private-sector journalist, I’ve been fighting for the democratic rights of Californians against the powerful, non-democratic public-employee unions. It’s been wearying. There have been few victories. It was especially painful when I was state Sen. John Moorlach’s press secretary, 2017-20, and saw the unions attack him with…


Lawyer, Author Explains How to Use the Constitution to Fight Union Power

Commentary For 36 years, all but three as a private-sector journalist, I’ve been fighting for the democratic rights of Californians against the powerful, non-democratic public-employee unions. It’s been wearying. There have been few victories. It was especially painful when I was state Sen. John Moorlach’s press secretary, 2017-20, and saw the unions attack him with…