While much of America was inundated with news about impeachment proceedings and the international pandemic, the Freedom Foundation remained hard at work, educating public employees about their rights to stop paying union dues and providing free legal assistance if they encounter problems with their union representatives.

In March, Freedom Foundation added a full-time Ohio outreach coordinator to build the state’s outreach operations. Freedom Foundation outreach teams ceased in-person contact methods when cases of the coronavirus began increasing in America. The outreach teams are shifting to personal calls for the time being to respect social distancing guidelines.

Also in March, the Freedom Foundation sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine calling for a three-month moratorium on government union dues deductions from public employee paychecks. Stopping union dues deductions for only three months would return a $61 million back to the employees who earned it, allowing Ohioans to have more money to spend on bills during this economic crisis.

As of March 5, 2020, Freedom Foundation has assisted more than 70,000 government employees in leaving their unions.