As we quite rightfully expose and attempt to rid our society of corruption in the corporate and financial sectors, and as we support legislation to root out the excessive influence they have exercised in politics, it is a mistake to allow such efforts to blind us to the reality of corruption in other areas. Over the past [...]

Posts Tagged ‘public sector unions’
The Tyranny of Unions
Unionizing Silicon Valley?
Does that get your attention? It should, because when that happens, the Silicon Valley will become the sister city of Detroit, with the only difference being Detroit gave way to union power fifty years earlier, and is still paying the price. Silicon Valley is a meritocracy, and as long as it stays that way it [...]
Unions - Ideals vs. Reality
The ideals of unions are noble and pure. The rights of the ordinary worker are indeed worth fighting for. But there are unions and there are unions.
In the competitive private arena, unions that ask for too much will eventually derail their company’s financial success.  For example, unions negotiated defined retirement benefits decades ago with America’s major [...]
Unions Aren’t Green
Although we’ve been pretty much as outspoken as one can be - given this supposedly is not our passion - we haven’t been outspoken enough. In spite of the fact we believe in the ideals of unions, and their courageous legacy, we have criticized the pernicious influence of public sector unions over and over again, [...]


















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