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Chronicling the Freedom Foundation's work to reverse the stranglehold government unions have on California's politicians, politics and policies by freeing state, county and municipal workers from union bondage.

Freedom Foundation


    • Mar 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Freedom California S2 E1: Litigation, Campaigns, and Campaign Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 17:22


    Samuel is joined my Matthew Hayward, Washington Outreach Director, and Timothy Snowball, California Litigator. Watch as they discuss Tim's background as a lawyer, our most recent campaigns over Christmas, and a campaign finance complaint filed against the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association.

    Episode 9 – Censorship, SEIU 1000, and Forgery Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 25:32


    This week, Samuel Coleman is joined by Matthew Hayward, Washington Outreach Director, and Ashley Varner, Vice President of Communications. We discuss censorship and how it affects our digital footprint on websites like Twitter and Facebook, SEIU 1000's massive membership losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an update on our ongoing forgery cases.

    Episode 8: Dues Moratorium, SEIU Political Spending, and Gov. Inslee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 24:04


    Join us this week as we discuss a SEIU caucus putting a temporary moratorium on collecting union dues, SEIU's political spending habits, and Washington Governor Jay Inslee's 349 proclamations. Hosted by Samuel Coleman, Freedom Foundation California Director and guests Matthew Hayward, Washington Outreach Director, and Ashley Varner, Vice President of Communications.

    Episode 7: Unions Push to Defund Police, CSEA Lies, & Government Transparency

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 28:16


    Samuel Coleman, California Outreach Director, is joined by Matthew Hayward, Washington Outreach Director, and Ashley Varner, Vice President of Communications. Together, they discuss a union push to defund the police. CSEA's most recent lies to their members, and the importance of transparency in collective bargaining.

    Episode 6.5: Lawsuit to Re-Open CA Schools & Pennsylvania Lockdown Ruled Unconstitutional.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 14:55


    Ashley Varner, VP of Communications, and Mariah Gondeiro, Lead California Litigator, talk about the Freedom Foundation's lawsuit to re-open schools in California and the recent decision by a federal judge in Pennsylvania declaring most state lockdown requirements unconstitutional.

    Episode 6: AFSCME & Stoia V. SEIU 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 27:37


    Sam Coleman, Mariah Gondeiro and Ashley Varner discuss AFSCME 2620 overcharging their members by nearly 600 percent, a recently filed lawsuit against SEIU 2015, and a hot mic incident in Los Angeles County that has an unelected health officer in hot water.

    Episode 5: Kamala's Union Connection, CTA's Double Standard & AFSCME's Hateful Rhetoric

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 35:41


    Freedom Foundation California's Outreach Director Samuel Coleman is joined Mariah Gondeiro, lead California litigator, and Ashley Varner, Vice President of Communications. Join us as we discuss the Kamala Harris – SEIU connection, the California Teachers Association's double standard and mistreatment of their own union staffers, and AFSCME's hateful response to an outreach email sent to their members.

    Episode 4: Shady Newsom, COVID Data & Freedom Foundation Under Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 28:15


    This week, Samuel Coleman discusses Governor Newsom's shady business dealings and unreported gifts worth millions; issues with California's COVID-19 data; and an attack on the Freedom Foundation with California Litigator Mariah Gondeiro and Development Associate William Petry.

    Episode 3: Masks & Water Parks - COVID-19 Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 32:37


    Sam Coleman and Mariah Gondeiro discuss mask lawsuits, water parks, and COVID-19 summer in California and Washington with Freedom Foundation litigator Shella Sadovnik.

    Episode 2: Fighting to make government more transparent - suing the state of California under the California Public Records Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 21:26


    Freedom Foundation's California litigator Mariah Gondeiro Watt and Outreach Director Sam Coleman discuss recent lawsuit's filed by the Freedom Foundation against CalHR and San Bernardino County under the California Public Records Act. Learn more at https://www.freedomfoundation.com/ Donate at https://www.freedomfoundation.com/donate/ To opt-out of your union visit https://www.optouttoday.com/ "Public employees are finally free to make their own decisions about union membership."

    Episode 1: Union Forgeries & Dues Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 19:40


    Freedom Foundation's California litigator Mariah Gondeiro Watt and Outreach Director Sam Coleman discuss government union forgeries of member authorization cards to steal dues from California public employees. Learn more at https://www.freedomfoundation.com/ Donate at https://www.freedomfoundation.com/donate/ To opt-out of your union visit https://www.optouttoday.com/ "Public employees are finally free to make their own decisions about union membership."

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