The battle over public union power and exorbitant pay and benefits in this tight economy cause angry protests and union bullying.
Archive for Category: "Unions"
March 10, 2011 06:31
How Government Employee Unions Plundered the Public’s Money
With the public employee unions making themselves heard in a fight against Governor Scott Walker, we thought this would be a great time to talk to Steven Greenhut. Steven is the author of Plunder: How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives, and Bankrupting the Nation.
March 10, 2011 05:30
Winsconsin senate votes to strip collective bargaining rights
By removing the fiscal part of the bill the Wisconsin GOP controlled senate was able to vote to remove the extortionist collective bargaining of public unions without any of the Democrats who fled to Illinois to prevent a vote. Democrat senators now say they will come back but have not said when.
March 10, 2011 04:50
Rove group Crossroads uses Obama quote in ad to support Wisconsin Gov.
The ad shows the parasite relationship between unions and Democrats using a speech to unions by Obama. The $750,000 campaign will air the ads on CNBC, CNN and Fox News Channel.
March 8, 2011 06:56
County Democrats losing in recall over union supporting tax increase
County mayor Carlos Alvarez and county commissioner Natasha Seijas are being recalled for a vote they took last year to raise property taxes, in some cases by 10% or more to support public employee unions.
March 7, 2011 06:26
Palin says absent Wisconsin Dems should be fired
Standing up for Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to balance the budget and rein in costs, Sarah Palin agrees the boycotting Wisconsin senators should be recalled.
March 7, 2011 06:01
Union pensions and benefits require post office bailout
Post office will be broke by the end of this fiscal year in September. $5.4 billion is in union pensions and benefits. Unions are preventing cross training and high benefits are straining budgets.
March 4, 2011 07:49
Wisconsin’s most wanted – absent senators held in contempt, subject to arrest
Wisconson Senate approves use of force to arrest Democrats who fled state over budget bill vote.
March 4, 2011 05:33
Wisconsin Democrat tackled by police
Democratic state Rep. Nick Milroy (South Grange) was tackled by police Thursday evening while he was trying to make it inside the Capitol in Madison.
March 3, 2011 05:08
Malkin on the angry union mob
Union protesters shouted profanity and surrounded a Wisconsin GOP senator as he tried to get in to the capitol building. A Democrat Representative who had been supporting the protests rescued the senator. Malkin and Hannity discuss.
