Posts Tagged ‘government employee pension funds’
NILRR Weekly News Clips March 22, 2013
Private sector union decline dates to the late-50s Washington Examiner Online, March 21, 2013 Slate columnist Matt Yglesias posted the above chart yesterday as part of a post arguing that …
Read MoreThe Pension Fund That Ate California
Steve Malanga tells the story of the largest government union pension fund – CalPERS, in the City Journal. After spending years dogged by unpaid debts, California labor leader Charles Valdes filed for bankruptcy in…
Read MoreMichigan Governor Snyder Curbs Detroit Union Bosses’ Power
Michigan Governor Snyder’s passage of a bill allowing an emergency manager to be appointed,curbs Big Labor’s monopoly bargaining power. Chad Livengood and Sean D. Lewis have the story in the…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Monopoly Bargaining Debacle
It has long been suspected that California government employee unions wield enormous power, with glittering, golden retirement plans.  Ivan Osorio analyzes a report by Bloomberg reporters on openmarket.org. This isn’t…
Read MoreUnion Rep Has Ties to Healthcare and Lucrative Contracts
It’s not what you know, it’s how many close ties you have when you’re a union official. Dave Low, Executive Director of the California School Employees Association, and is in…
Read More“How Government Unions control America and rob Taxpayers Blind”
A shocking look at the underside of government employee unions, Brad Decker interviews Mallory Factor on his best-selling book “Shadowbosses,†in The Washington Times. His new bestseller, “Shadowbosses,†shines the…
Read MorePolitifact Nixes Wisconsin Union Boss’ Claim of “Self-Funded” Pension Plan
AFSCME Union Boss Marty Beil’s claim gets shot down by PolitiFact.com.  Here’s the story:      On June 14, 2012 the state’s highest-profile public employee labor leader, Marty Beil, talked pensions during…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips – May 4, 2012
“The Free Rider Argument is a Carefully Crafted Fraud” Legal Newsline, May 1, 2012 The IUOE asserts that the Indiana law violates the equal protection and contract clauses of the…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips – April 6, 2012
Right to work has worked Point of View: Oklahoma economy has grown Newsok.com, March 31, 2012 According to federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, total private-sector employment in Oklahoma…
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