The Education Blob Gets Revenge
Working around the public education system can sometimes have terrible consequences.
Public Unions
New Orleans Seeks Deal With Firefighters Over Unsustainable Pension Fund
Fund's in "serious financial distress"
Public Safety Unions offer Reward for Boston Bombing Arrest
Police and firefighters chip in $50,000
Union Membership Plunges in Wisconsin
Now that folks can't be forced to join, they're making their preferences known
Retired TX Teachers Reject Effort To Fund Health Plan
Don't want taxpayers noticing just how much money is at stake
Lawmakers Push to Unionize Medical Interpreters in California
Would remain independent, but would have to pay dues to union
Union Greed Drives California to Bankruptcy
The Stockton example could encourage cities to view bankruptcy as something other than a last resort.
It's Not Just Teachers Unions Causing Public Education to Stagnate
It's the entire public education monopoly.
Former Labor Official Accuses Union of Unethical Practices
Too much creativity in padding the membership rolls
Pension Reform Battles Get Underway in Illinois (UPDATED)
Even modest changes are going to be a challenge, let alone shifting to a defined contribution plan
Eric Holder and Prison Guard Unions Agree: Sequestration Would Do Too Much Harm to the Prison Industrial Complex
Guards who will soon experience brief furloughs want to know, "Why aren't the inmates suffering more?"
Federal Government Spends Record-High on Union Work
Union officials getting taxpayer-funded salaries doing union work (to extract more taxpayer money)
Chicagoland: Police Demand Pay Raises, Bonuses for Living in Town, 911 Responses Limited, City About to Pay $4.1 Million for One Police Brutality Settlement Alone
Chicago agreed to a $33 million settlement over other incidents of police misconduct just last month
Judge Vacates Decision That Would've Forced Tulsa to Rehire Cop Investigated for Drug Trafficking
Arbitration ended with city forced to rehire
Bill Would Make Federal Employees Conduct Union Business on Their Own Time
Taxpayers wouldn't have to subsidize private activity
Court Upholds $5 Million Defamation Case Against Prison Union
Accused of ruining a man's name during a business dispute
Public Pension Plans Making Riskier Investments
Trying to hit those optimistic return guarantees
Will Even Modest Pension Reforms in California Stand?
Pension spiking bounces back and unions look for any excuse for an exemption
U.S. Union Membership, Both Rate and Number, Continues Dropping
Huge gap in number between older workers and younger
Jerry Brown's Budget Is a Boon to California Unions
The Golden State governor rewards public-sector workers while ignoring the state's tsunami of debt.
Union Rules Prohibit Scranton Police Chief from Arresting People
Has to request a unionized officer to do it instead
Let Courts Handle Detroit's Inevitable Bankruptcy
A pre-packaged bankruptcy that requires state involvement would be politically explosive.
NJ Town Ordered to Pay for Officers' Helicopter-Flying Lessons
Classes had nothing to do with job, but union contract makes no distinction
DC Police Ordered to Rehire Cop Fired Twice for Incident with Transvestite Prostitute
Incident in 2002 leads to firing in 2003. Ordered rehired in 2007 because department waited too long to fire him. Refired in 2008 and being rehired again in 2013
Some Illinois Unions Willing to Pay More to Preserve Pensions
If state is willing to guarantee it will actually make its payments
Illinois Starts Nibbling at the Edge of Pension Reform
Solutions a far cry from dealing with issues of sustainability
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
LA City Union Worker Urged Fake Signatures to Thwart Pension Initiative
Was trying to get effort invalidated
Illinois Governor Launches Pension Reform Drive
Sets up website explaining how state employee pension debts are squeezing out other spending
