Opinion Forum

Wisconsin Unions Move On to Federal Court

June 16th, 2011

By Dan Miller Having lost the battle over Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law in the state Supreme Court, unions have moved on to federal court, challenging Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law as unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendment: It “denies hundreds of thousands of public employees their right to collectively bargain for a better life. The […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: amendment, collective bargaining, federal, First, Fourteenth, Wisconsin
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Honduran Unions in Wisconsin? Nah – Just Their spirits

March 28th, 2011

By Dan Miller Here is an article from the Washington Examiner about the current machinations of many teachers and their union in Honduras. It notes, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Sunday threatened to fire teachers if they continue a three-week-old strike that has aggravated divisions caused by a 2009 coup. Teachers who fail to show […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: corruption, Hunduras, Lobo, strike, teachers, union, Wisconsin, Zelaya
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There Should Be No Public Sector Unions

March 4th, 2011

By Tom Carter Wisconsin is attempting to address the problem of public sector unions and the economic burdens they’ve placed on state and local governments. This state-level effort, which is being repeated in other states, draws attention to the fact that public sector unions are inappropriate at every level. What Wisconsin is trying to do […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: collective bargaining, political contributions, public sector, unions, Wisconsin
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I Want To Join A Union

February 21st, 2011

By Nancy Morgan Until I saw the thousands of loyal union members expressing solidarity by their courageous protests in Wisconsin, I had no idea of the great perks union membership entailed. Now that I do, I want in. And not just any union — I want to join either a teacher’s union or the government […]

Articles written by Nancy Morgan
Tags: compensation, health care, political, protests, teachers, unions, Wisconsin
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