Championing public employee rights

Empowered Employees is a project of the Freedom Foundation that addresses the need for government employees to have more control over their workplace rights and representation.

We aim to empower public sector employees by providing support and resources for union decertification and independent union formation.

We recognize the importance of ensuring that government employees have a voice in their workplace representation, and seek to educate and empower government employees with the tools they need to take action if they are dissatisfied with their current union.

Founded in 1991, the Freedom Foundation is a nonprofit organization which fights to defend individual liberties. From cases before state labor boards to the U.S. Supreme Court, our team has decades of experience providing free assistance to public employees seeking to protect and expand their right to choose whether to join or be represented by a labor union.

We have worked with public employees around the country—from police officers in Washington state to public school teachers in Illinois—to help them disband unwanted unions or switch to a workplace representation model that’s a better fit. Get in touch to see how we might be able to help you and your colleagues do the same!