01/29/2010

Government Worker Unions Drain Taxpayers

As government unions grow more powerful than private sector unions, in part because of their ability to force workers into unions through a “card check” process, the drain on taxpayers continues to grow.

California is a shining example.

September 25

Union-Only Port Terminal Suspends Operations

Committee President Mark Mix: “If I were a Leatherman dockworker, I certainly wouldn’t count on Longshore Union bosses to show any flexibility” to get the terminal reopened and “save my job.”

May 14

Taxpayer-Funded Federal Jobs Fall by 231,000

With President Trump’s sharp rollback of union monopoly bargaining in federal workplaces in effect, federal taxpayers have reportedly been getting better services while saving tens of billions of dollars in payroll costs.

April 15

Lower Cost of Living Fosters Higher Incomes

On average, forced-unionism states are roughly 22% more expensive to live in than Right to Work states. And decades of academic research show that compulsory unionism actually fosters a higher cost of living.

Government Worker Unions Drain Taxpayers

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