Posts Tagged ‘Government Employee Unions’
Larry Sand: The Nation’s Biggest Union Finds Itself in a Big Hole and Keeps Digging
With his impeccable insight, Larry Sand has tied up the problems with the NEA into a neat little package. He references two of the most notable names in education reform scene today, Terry Moe and Mike Antonucci. While Terry Moe’s book, Special Interest, predicts an earthquake which will completely change the fact of education reform,…
Read MoreThe Best Government Money Can Buy – The Top Union-Paid Politicians
Did you ever wonder where your taxpayer money goes, what union bosses do with all the forced dues they demand? US Action News examines public and private sector union political spending and the politicians who underwrite union power.
Read MorePennsylvania Governor Corbett Avoids Union Boss Battle
Unlike Wisconsin Governor Walker, and Ohio Governor John Kasich, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has done little to alleviate the crushing taxpayer burden of government employee monopoly bargaining. Mike Wereschagin questions Pennsylvania Governor Corbett’s capitulation to union bosses in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Considering the state of Pennsyvania’s economy and the growth of government employee unions in…
Read MorePublic Sector Bargaining Out of Control in Nevada’s Clark County
Clark County Education Association teacher union officials are running amok. Their shameless commandeering has school board officials looking like the chickens overrun by the fox, all flapping and squawking butunable to take control of the henhouse. The Las Vegas Review Journal has the story: Two months ago, the union got its pay raises, courtesy of…
Read MoreC-TEN President Larry Sand Blasts SEIU, Praises Knox Decision
Retired school teacher and former agency fee payor, Larry Sand, a noted author, works tirelessly on behalf of teachers who just want the freedom to teach. He serves as president of the California Teacher Empowerment Network, a non profit, non partisan group dedicated to dishing up fair and balanced information to all California teachers. His…
Read MorePolitifact Nixes Wisconsin Union Boss’ Claim of “Self-Funded” Pension Plan
AFSCME Union Boss Marty Beil’s claim gets shot down by PolitiFact.com. Here’s the story: On June 14, 2012 the state’s highest-profile public employee labor leader, Marty Beil, talked pensions during an appearance on the liberal “Sly in the Morning” radio show on Madison’s WTDY radio. Beil, executive director of District Council 24 of the American…
Read MoreMajor Union Feels Sting of SCOTUS
From the point of view of union bosses, who now will no longer have free access to workers’ wallets: The Daily Caller Online, June 22, 2012 Having already experienced a continuous string of political setbacks at the state level, one of the nation’s largest unions was jolted again Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled…
Read MoreNewsclips – June 22, 2012 Commemorating The Knox Decision – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
U.S. SC rejects union’s argument Legal Newsline.com, June 21, 2012 W. James Young, who argued the case before the court on behalf of the petitioners, was very pleased by the Supreme Court’s judgment. Young is an attorney with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which provided free legal assistance to the petitioners. “We…
Read More3 Fallacies in Obama’s Public-Sector Stimulus Strategy
reason.com, June 19, 2012 Poor President Obama. Life under the White House klieg lights must seem soooo unfair. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been saying since last year that although “private-sector jobs have been doing just fine,” public-sector jobs need help with another $35 billion in stimulus spending, without raising an eyebrow. But the…
Read MoreIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Weighs in on Government Employee Unions
Netrightdaily.com, June 14, 2012 Should public sector unions be abolished? One governor seems to think so. “I think really government works better without them. I really do,” said Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels appearing on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace on June 10.
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