Latest Fact-checks in Unions Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Alliance for America's Future stated on October 11, 2011 in a campaign mailing: "We just can’t afford to pay 100 percent of government employee benefits." We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5." John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything." Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition stated on September 9, 2011 in a YouTube video: "In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 6, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money." Dennis Richardson stated on June 30, 2011 in a press briefing: Says Oregon state employees received a "catch-up" pay raise in 1981 -- just two years after they agreed not to take a raise in exchange for a retirement benefit. Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region." Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions. Alberta Darling stated on July 29, 2011 in a TV ad and campaign flier: Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, "voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab for…Viagra." Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth." Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true." Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate. Angel Taveras stated on May 15, 2011 in an interview: The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country." Crossroads GPS stated on May 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Unions don’t have to comply with Obamacare." AFL-CIO stated on April 28, 2011 in a news release: "There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations." Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining." Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall." Florida Education Association stated on April 6, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: "Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics. George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement." Calvine Rollins stated on February 27, 2011 in an op-ed: Georgia public sector employees do not have a say in the conditions of their employment, do not have bargaining rights or a say in their working conditions.
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John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Alliance for America's Future stated on October 11, 2011 in a campaign mailing: "We just can’t afford to pay 100 percent of government employee benefits." We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5." John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything." Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition stated on September 9, 2011 in a YouTube video: "In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 6, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money." Dennis Richardson stated on June 30, 2011 in a press briefing: Says Oregon state employees received a "catch-up" pay raise in 1981 -- just two years after they agreed not to take a raise in exchange for a retirement benefit. Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region." Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions. Alberta Darling stated on July 29, 2011 in a TV ad and campaign flier: Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, "voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab for…Viagra." Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth." Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true." Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate. Angel Taveras stated on May 15, 2011 in an interview: The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country." Crossroads GPS stated on May 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Unions don’t have to comply with Obamacare." AFL-CIO stated on April 28, 2011 in a news release: "There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations." Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining." Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall." Florida Education Association stated on April 6, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: "Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics. George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement." Calvine Rollins stated on February 27, 2011 in an op-ed: Georgia public sector employees do not have a say in the conditions of their employment, do not have bargaining rights or a say in their working conditions.
John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
Alliance for America's Future stated on October 11, 2011 in a campaign mailing: "We just can’t afford to pay 100 percent of government employee benefits."
We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need."
We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5."
John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything."
Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition stated on September 9, 2011 in a YouTube video: "In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars."
Building a Better Ohio stated on September 6, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."
Dennis Richardson stated on June 30, 2011 in a press briefing: Says Oregon state employees received a "catch-up" pay raise in 1981 -- just two years after they agreed not to take a raise in exchange for a retirement benefit.
Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."
Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.
Alberta Darling stated on July 29, 2011 in a TV ad and campaign flier: Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, "voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab for…Viagra."
Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth."
Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."
Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
Angel Taveras stated on May 15, 2011 in an interview: The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."
AFL-CIO stated on April 28, 2011 in a news release: "There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations."
Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."
Florida Education Association stated on April 6, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: "Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.: Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."
Calvine Rollins stated on February 27, 2011 in an op-ed: Georgia public sector employees do not have a say in the conditions of their employment, do not have bargaining rights or a say in their working conditions.
