Keith Williams - Center for Independent Employees & the Removal of Unwanted Unions || EP 1344
The Center for Independent Employees (CIE) is a 501(c)(3) legal defense foundation that provides free legal representation and aid to independent employees who are opposed to union oppression in their workplaces.
https://www.centerforindependentemployees.org/keith-williams
Keith Williams, Senior Vice PresidentAs a public high school teacher and coach for over 20 years, Keith Williams led the only successful school district in Pennsylvania to overturn union fair share fees before the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision. He also successfully sued the union to end ghost teaching practices and provided valuable testimony in support of employee rights legislation.
He was recruited from the classroom to lead and grow a now nationally recognized nonprofit, where he headed the successful decertification of an AFL-CIO affiliated union in a Pittsburgh-area school district. As a direct result of Keith’s work, Pennsylvania’s largest unions were forced to drop maintenance of membership windows from state contracts, freeing over 50,000 state workers and serving as a testament to the power of authentic relationships and effective coalition-building.
Keith has been a speaker at state and national labor policy events and his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, and other major media outlets. At CIE, he continues his core belief of helping America’s workforce understand the consequences of joining a union.
Amanda GriffithsAmanda is a PhD student concentrating on political theory and international relations, with an emphasis on Machiavelli's political thought. She received her M.A. from the University of Chicago and previously worked as the editorial director at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. With a background in the entertainment industry, academia, and the think tank circuit, she enjoys diving into questions and perspectives across disciplines and ideologies. Amanda's reporting focuses on foreign policy, the future of liberalism, mass opinion, and the relationship between the individual, the market, and the state (with a special interest in decentralized finance).
https://www.joinyv.org/talent/amanda-griffiths
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