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Hosted by Commonwealth Foundation · government · EN-US · 27 episodes
This podcast explores news-making developments in public-sector labor policy and law across the country. Host David R. Osborne brings in guests with practical experience confronting the public policy challenges attending unionization of government employees.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis podcast explores news-making developments in public-sector labor policy and law across the country. Host David R. Osborne brings in guests with practical experience confronting the public policy challenges attending unionization of government employees.
Disunion: The Government Union Report is hosted by Commonwealth Foundation. The show has published 27 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Inside the Growing Antisemitism Controversy Surrounding Teachers Unions" (25 June 2026, 33 minutes), "The Union Doesn’t Speak for Me: Inside the Revolt Against Public Sector Unions" (8 May 2026, 31 minutes), and "How Connecticut Got it Wrong: The Pension Bets That Blew Up the State’s Debt" (26 February 2026, 48 minutes).
Disunion: The Government Union Report publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 27 episodes.
Booking probability for Disunion: The Government Union Report is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Disunion: The Government Union Report requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Disunion: The Government Union Report's contact route on record: public web form.
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Commonwealth Foundation hosts Disunion: The Government Union Report, a government show with 27 episodes published.
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Episode #25
A resolution targeting the Anti-Defamation League. Accusations of antisemitism. Calls for political activism in schools. How did America's largest teachers union become involved in these debates? David Osborne welcomes...
Episode #23
What happens when the union that claims to represent you stops representing your interests? On this episode of Disunion , host David Osborne speaks with Chip Rogers, CEO of Americans for FairTreatment (AFFT), to unpack...
Episode #22
Most government union leaders are playing a long game, and it's costing taxpayers billions. In this episode of Disunion, host David Osborne talks with Frank Ricci, a former union president and labor expert, who exposes...
Episode #21
What does it really mean to be “pro-worker”? This week on Disunion , host David Osborne is joined by Austen Bannan of Americans for Prosperity and Vincent Vernuccio , president of the Institute for the American Worker...
Episode #20
Why have public-sector unions drifted from improving workplaces to driving culture-war politics? Fr. George Schultze, SJ — former labor organizer, scholar, and spiritual director — joins Disunion to explain how...
Episode #19
Public schools keep adding more administrators while student performance stagnates—and teachers see little benefit. In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David Osborne sits down with Corey...
Episode #18
Former New York City public school teacher Karen Feldman spent more than 25 years in the classroom, earning awards for her groundbreaking Holocaust education curriculum. But in recent years, she witnessed a disturbing...
Episode #17
On this episode of Disunion , host David R. Osborne welcomes Sarah Harbison of the Pelican Institute to unpack the high-stakes legislative drama surrounding Louisiana’s recent public-sector union reform bill. What began...
Episode #16
Renowned legal scholar Richard A. Epstein joins David Osborne to dissect the legal foundations and economic consequences of public sector unionization. From the early days of private labor unions to the rise of...
Episode #14
In this episode of Disunion , host David R. Osborne is joined by Will Sussman of the Manhattan Institute to discuss a disturbing development out of Massachusetts: the state’s largest teachers union, the Massachusetts...
Episode #13
In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David Osborne is joined by J.C. Bowman, Executive Director and CEO of Professional Educators of Tennessee, to explore a groundbreaking model of public...
Episode #13
In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David Osborne welcomes Utah State Representative Jordan Teuscher to discuss his groundbreaking Public Sector Labor Union Amendments bill. Teuscher explains...
Episode #12
In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David Osborne welcomes Steve Delie, Director of Labor Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, to discuss the continued decline of union membership...
Episode #11
Jake Altman, author of Socialism before Sanders , joins Disunion: The Government Union Report podcast host David R. Osborne to discuss labor unions and their challenges. Altman, a former union leader, criticizes extreme...
Episode #10
In this episode, Liya Palagashvili, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, joins host David R. Osborne to discuss her forthcoming research on the costs and benefits of powerful labor unions. Her findings...
Episode #9
In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David R. Osborne interviews Nathan McGrath, President and General Counsel of The Fairness Center, about a potential Supreme Court case involving exclusive...
Episode #8
How does public union policy impact you? More than you may realize. Disunion: The Government Union Report’s David R. Osborne hosts Miley Smith, Senior Director of Labor Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute to discuss...
Episode #7
In this episode, host David Osborne is joined by Commonwealth Foundation Policy Analyst Andrew Holman. Together they co-authored co-author the most up to date report on public sector labor laws: The Battle for Worker...
Episode #6
In this insightful episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report , host David Osborne is joined by James Sherk, the Director of the Center for American Freedom, to delve into public sector labor policy. The...
Episode #5
Get ready for a riveting episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report! Host David Osborne is joined by The Daily Signal Investigative Columnist and WIBC radio host Tony Kinnett for an eye-opening discussion on the...
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