Labor Unions

OPINION: Who Will Protect the People from the Unions?

SSuttie — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:53:40 -0800

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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NEWS: Unions were California’s election game-changer

SSuttie — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:31:49 -0800

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: LANGER: True cost of the union label

SSuttie — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:31:44 -0700

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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EDITORIAL: Polls Turn Against Public Employee Unions

SSuttie — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:41:51 -0700

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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ARTICLE: Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities

SSuttie — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:12:56 -0700

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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EDITORIAL: Trickle-Down Misery in L.A.

tgaul — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:39:59 -0700

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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EDITORIAL: Declining unions, increasing stranglehold

tgaul — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:19:14 -0800

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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ARTICLE: The Public-Union Ascendancy

tgaul — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:51:05 -0800

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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ARTICLE: Labor Unions are Sinking California and the Nation

tgaul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:00:42 -0800

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 >>

ARTICLE: Public Employee Unions are Sinking California

tgaul — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:23:13 -0800

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 >>