Jul 1, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
On this episode of The New Frontline, Siena is joined by Freedom Foundation attorney Shella Alcabes to discuss how public employees have been pressured, misled, and trapped into paying union dues by…
Shella AlcabesGuest
Siena RoseHost
Essentially, California and many other states have set up a board, an administrative board, called the Public Employment Relations Board.

And it helps with relations between public employees and unions, and unions and the public employer, the state, the city, the county.

So at this board, there are certain laws, statutes that protect both employers, employees, public employees, and the unions.

And if you have a grievance to bring, you think there's been a violation of that law, you bring it straight directly to that board.

Essentially, California and many other states have set up a board, an administrative board, called the Public Employment Relations Board.

And it helps with relations between public employees and unions, and unions and the public employer, the state, the city, the county.

So at this board, there are certain laws, statutes that protect both employers, employees, public employees, and the unions.

And if you have a grievance to bring, you think there's been a violation of that law, you bring it straight directly to that board.
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