New Jersey has one of the highest property tax rates in America, so much so that Democrat Gov. Jon Corzin has promoted a tax relief plan. But his plan seems dead in the water because of opposition from — you…
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports on organized labor’s new effort to slip in unionization for airport screeners: Democrats figure they owe Big Labor for helping them take Congress, and now comes the payback. Tucked away in House…
Government unions have become a powerful force driving up costs for taxpayers. According to the USA Today, their power and influence has created a “pension and benefits gap” between the private sector and government jobs. In fact, the paper…
Big Labor is already spending millions in workers’ dues money to push a legislative agenda chock full of new privileges for union officials. Now, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Democrat Steering and Outreach Committee, is saying thank…
After surviving a filibuster in the Colorado State Senate, it appears that an effort to expand the forced-unionism privilege of Big Labor appears ready to move to the Governor’s desk. The Rocky Mountain News reported that forced unionism proponents in…
David Yepsen is Iowa’s most prominent political reporter. He has been following the attempt by the Democrat majority in the state house to repeal the state’s Right to Work law. He recently issued a warning to Democrats — tamper with…
Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi has the equation figured out — Big Labor campaign cash is pulling the strings in Colorado as the newly elected Democrat legislature quickly moves legislation to help pad Big Labor’s bank account: Is your…
McClatchy Newspapers report that “President Bush’s hopes of securing a comprehensive immigration overhaul have brightened considerably in the new Democratic-controlled Congress, but resistance from organized labor – one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituencies – could complicate those efforts.”…
We are not sure what is more outrageous — the fact that the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will spend in excess of $2 million in workers’ dues in the first few hours of the Democrat-controlled…