Union Power for Thee, But Not for Me

Wall Street Journal ^ | 2/25/2011 | Kimberley Strassel

[thirst4truth]

The union horde is spreading, from Madison to Indianapolis to a state capital near you. And yet the Democratic and union bigwigs engineering the outrage haven't directed their angry multitudes at what is arguably the most "hostile workplace" in the nation: Washington, D.C.

It will no doubt surprise you to learn that President Obama, the great patron of the working man, also happens to be the great CEO of one of the least union-friendly shop floors in the nation.

This is, after all, the president who has berated Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employees, calling the very idea an "assault on unions." This is also the president who has sicced his political arm, Organizing for America, on Madison, allowing the group to fill buses and plan rallies. Ah, but it's easy to throw rocks when you live in a stone (White) house.

[FrankR]

[thirst4truth]

We need to make the case that terminating the collective bargaining rights for health care and pensions will put the state employees on a par with the federal workers.

Time for all the remaining states to end collective bargaining for the state workers and their corrupt representatives.

[freekitty]

If this weren’t so tragic; it would be funny to watch all these Union people being duped.

[Eva]

You don’t know how right you are about the threat of expanded SEIU.

The nurses and hospital workers are now a part of the SEIU in WA, Oregon and CA (a few more states, as well). I have been trying to point out the danger of allowing our health care workers to become part of the SEIU, essentially making adversaries of our health providers.

I’ve been trying to warn that the unionization of 1/5 of the economy was the goal of Obamacare, not lowered costs or covering more people. Obama needs those union voters to win in 2012. So, this fight against the public sector unions is critical. If we are going to stop Obama, we need to emasculate the drive to force union control of the economy and our lives.

[Iron Munro]

In between running around congratulating each other on excersizing their
First Ammendment rights they look for FOX reporters and TEA Party
members to pummel and punch.

[lmr]

Why post a link to an article that requires a subscription? No thanks.

[cycjec]

I hope it’s easy to find your earlier FR posts bc I am
going to look them up.

[Eva]

Aw,oh, it looks like the SEIU health care is in Wisconsin, too. SEIU 1199

I don't know if that union is just the extended care and home care givers, though, or if it includes the nurses and hospital workers, but they are in Wisconsin, too.