“Collective bargaining” on The Daily Caller

This column is titled “Purple Nation” because I have tried when I write to see both sides of a “blue state liberal” vs. “red state conservative” argument and, where I disagree, I do so respectfully, without impugning the other party’s motives or using personal attack words. (more)

Although they’ve stayed out of Wisconsin since last Thursday, a couple of the Democratic state senators stowed away in Illinois indicated that they will continue to resist Gov. Scott Walker’s attempts to convene a quorum. (more)

Democratic members of the Indiana House fled the state this week to avoid a vote on a bill that would establish Indiana as a “right to work” state. (more)

Wisconsin’s Senate can move forward on many pieces of legislation — and could eliminate some or all collective bargaining rights for public sector workers — even without the 14 Democratic state senators who fled to Chicago. (more)

The Democratic/government-union days of rage in Madison, Wis., are a disgrace. Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan calls it Cairo coming to Madison. But the protesters in Egypt were pro-democracy. The government-union protesters in Madison are anti-democracy; they are trying to prevent a vote in the legislature. In fact, Democratic legislators themselves are fleeing the state so as not to vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget cuts. (more)

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AFL-CIO leaders warned NFL owners on Monday about the consequences of a lockout next season. (more)

As if the Obama administration hasn’t given union bosses enough “payback,” it is poised to give them even more – only this time the gift is as dangerous as Big Labor’s other agenda items such as the Employee “Forced” Choice Act, and will result in more job loss. (more)