by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Paying for all those pensions inevitably means less money for parks and schools. It’s a conundrum Democrats can no longer ignore. In the wake of the midterm elections, the Democratic Party’s centrist and populist factions have been locked in a bitter family feud....
by rondelord | Dec 24, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
And now, the plan is not only to decimate public-sector unions, but all unions—to deplete the money they can spend on politics. Christmas came early for the less than a quarter of 1 percent of Americans who donate to political campaigns or committees. In a rare...
by rondelord | Dec 17, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Republicans loathe public sector unions—unless they represent cops or firefighters. But with GOP governors slashing budgets across the country, can this odd alliance last? Republicans and unions are like oil and water: They don’t go together. Except for one big...
