American Enterprise Institute Forum: Not Accountable: A Conversation with Philip K. Howard

Since the 1960s, public-sector unions have become a major force in American policymaking and politics. The implementation of elected executives’ decisions often depends on union cooperation, while union members enjoy broad privileges and form a powerful political force capable of influencing electoral outcomes in their favor.

In his new book, Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions (Rodin Books, 2023), Philip K. Howard challenges the legal justification for public employee unions and their restrictions on elected officials. America’s form of government, Mr. Howard writes, depends on the ability of elected executives to make and implement policies without the encumbrance of union controls.

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