On one side are the embattled state employee labor unions. It is one of the few places where labor unions still have some power left. For decades union membership has been declining all over the country. This is a fight they must fight if they are to survive.
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August 10, 2011 05:14
Christie: unions just want “more, more, more”
“Lawsuits by the judges are absurd … These judges should, seriously, just shut up and say thank you to the taxpayers for their really comfortable retirement. …. The taxpayers aren’t going to put up with this anymore.”
August 10, 2011 05:02
Dems Fail to Take Wisconsin Senate with Record Spending
Despite out of state “get out the vote” drivers watching over how their charges voted, Wisconsin Republicans held on to the senate. Record funding of almost $15 million by liberal special interest groups, much of it from unions, set a new state record.
July 14, 2011 06:18
NAACP joins teachers union to block better education for African-American students
How can an organization supposedly committed to helping blacks and other minority groups climb the educational ladder file a lawsuit to obstruct educational opportunities for what amounts to 7,000 of New York’s most disadvantaged kids? Black parents have a right to be perplexed, frustrated, and outraged by such a stance.
July 8, 2011 04:49
NEA Delegates Vote to Take $32 Million From Teachers To Fund Political Warchest
NEA will now amass a $32 million war chest to use in political advertising and election-related actions—mostly to benefit Democrats.
July 7, 2011 06:17
Teachers union raises dues to support Obama
our taxes fund teachers who fund leftist politicians to raise your taxes. Obama has made it clear that the union agenda is Obama’s agenda. See who your tax dollars support in the best government money can buy -top 20 public sector union paid politicians. Unions are using your tax dollars to campaign against you.
June 29, 2011 06:26
Connecticut Governor Plans To Fire 5,500 State Employees As Unions Reject Compromise
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Tuesday he will seek to fire 5,500 state employees and leave 1,000 vacancies unfilled after public employee unions rejected a $1.6 billion concession plan.
May 24, 2011 05:37
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Chants the “Better Way” Mob
Public union wages and benefits have bankrupted many cities and states. The way to fix the problem is to get rid of public unions not increase their power.
May 24, 2011 05:04
Public-Sector Unionism: A Review
[G]overnment negotiators share the goals of unions to increase spending and are able to conceal the full price of bargaining agreements to voters in the form of current or deferred compensation (e.g., enhanced pension formulas and benefits). Governments may resort to debt finance, spending deferrals, or intergovernmental aid, thus enabling the government to increase employment and wages (either current or deferred) for union workers while concealing the true cost to voters.
May 23, 2011 03:40
Government Employee Union Brags How Donations Scored Sweetheart Contract
LA Times: “We should be able to develop a good contract with this governor,” says union lobbyist Craig Brown, “and we should have no trouble getting it ratified.”
