Daniel Greenfield of the Canada Free Press highlights the continued corruption of the political system by big labor unions at the expense of the average tax payer.

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Juan Lopez of People's World points to labor unions' campaigning and influence as the game changer that swept this month's mid-term elections in favor of Democratic candidates.

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Editorial by Washington Times's Andrew Langer on the continued efforts by Labor Unions to sway politicians into passing legislation that would protect their pensions at the taxpayers' expense.

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In this editorial for U.S. News & World Report, contributing editor Peter Roff highlights the ever growing negative sentiment towards public employee unions. Polls show that as unemployment and the federal deficit continue to rise, concern is mounting over the generous pension plans given to state and federal workers.

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The Hill reports that labor unions across the country are gearing up for an enormous spending spree on the upcoming 2010 elections in hopes of maintaining the Democratic majority in Congress. Specifically, they are hoping to protect Democratic incumbents who voted in favor of the Health Care Reform Bill.

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Newsweek columnist George F. Will highlights the pressures public sector "defined benefits" are placing on the City of Los Angeles' budget and Mayor Villaragosa's struggle to make reforms against union opposition.

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Recent studies by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that U.S. labor unions have continued to dwindle to an all-time low. However, as these same studies show, these unions have dramatically increased their government influence and wealth, even during the recession.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the size of public workers unions has now passed that of the private sector. Since these workers are payed with taxpayer money, this fact helps explain the financial devastation that many union-controlled states are experiencing. The journal suggests that any effective budget reform will include the public unions' stranglehold on private income.

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On the blog Big Journalism, writer Warner Huston recaps a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, which explains how employee unions have steadily increased their stranglehold on state budgets across the nation. In some cases, unions have even manipulated legislature to further enhanced their power. Now, as the nation struggles to pay its bills, union workers retain some of the best salaries and benefits available.  Read more >>

The Wall Street Journal has featured an article in its Opinion section that outlines how California is being bankrupted by two things: 1) an outrageous payment and benefits plan for state employees and 2) a political body – headed by governor Schwarzenegger – that is unwilling and unable to deal with the labor unions that uphold this outrageous system. The writer suggests that a dark financial future awaits California if the labor unions cannot be suppressed by its political leaders.  Read more >>