Post Tagged with: "union benefits"

July 7, 2012 08:45

Tax dollars fund union lobbyists

Obama’s union jobs funds get diverted to pay for union workers to do union work including lobbying for more union pay and benefits from taxpayers. How stupid can we get?

June 25, 2012 13:51

Public unions pushing cities to bankruptcy

Public unions are suing to force bankrupt cities to honor high pension benefits. If cities file bankruptcy union contracts could be thrown out.

April 4, 2012 06:41

Gov. Walker’s labor reforms saving millions – desperate unions fight back

The unions aren’t done yet: they’re now trying to recall Walker from office. To do so, they will try to convince Wisconsin voters that Walker’s reforms have rendered the state ungovernable. But the evidence, so far, contradicts that claim—and Wisconsinites seem to realize it. – City Journal

December 28, 2011 06:52

Christie takes on union sick days

Unions are bankrupting cities and states across America with outrageous benefits granted by Democrat legislatures that they continue to put in power in a vicious cycle of taxpayer funded union dues going to elect Democrats who then increase the taxpayer funded salaries and benefits. Gov. Christie want to rein in some of the lunacy to keep New Jersey solvent.

October 22, 2011 10:38

Biden pushes $95 million campaign funding with “rape and murder” fear tactics

Biden’s recent comments supporting the $35 billion union funding “jobs” bill will put at least $95 million into Democrat campaign coffers. Public sector union employees in California alone already generate $20 million A MONTH in political campaign influence.

September 6, 2011 07:44

Labor Lobbying, Union PAC Contributions and More

Labor unions often flood the radio, television and mailboxes with their messages in hopes of swaying public opinion.

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.”

July 26, 2011 07:56

Central Falls Gives Ballots to Police and Firefighters Asking for 50% Pension Reductions or Risk Losing Everything in Bankruptcy Court

What cannot be paid won’t. Taxpayers have had enough. Central Falls is a small and troubled city, but this same scene is going to eventually hit Pittsburgh, Oakland, Houston, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and most likely every major city in the country.

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.

April 28, 2011 04:40

Mass. revolt? Democrats buck public unions?

[Mass.] House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly last night to strip police officers, teachers, and other municipal employees of most of their rights to bargain over health care, saying the change would save millions of dollars for financially strapped cities and towns.