WHERE THE LABOR MOVEMENT IS HEADED:
The real takeaway in the BLS report is the transformation of the labor movement. A majority of union members in America (52 percent) now work for the government. This is up sharply from 49 percent in 2008. Put another way, Sherk finds, three times more union members now work in the Post Office than in the auto industry...
Collective bargaining gives government employees a strong incentive to support the highest possible level of taxation at every level of government. Here are a few recent examples of unions putting their muscle behind tax hikes at the state level:
...* California. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spent $1 million on a television ad campaign pressing for higher oil, gas, and liquor taxes instead of spending reductions...
It’s easier to make demands on an industry that doesn’t have to compete in the marketplace.
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via Instapundit by Glenn Reynolds
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