By Tarini Parti and Byron Tau, Politico
Unions representing federal employees are gearing up for a battle against government contractors after the revelation that the National Security Agency leaks came from a 29-year-old at Booz Allen Hamilton.
By Larry Doyle, wallstreetpit.com
Those in Washington and elsewhere have little interest in drawing attention to the municipal disaster that is the City of Detroit, Michigan.
By Josh Hicks, The Washington Post
A congressional hearing on Tuesday will pit leaders from the nation’s largest federal-employee union against proponents of smaller government to discuss how federal agencies can run more efficiently.
greenbaypressgazette.com
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the appeal of a lawsuit brought by two unions challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker’s law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers in the state.
By Caroline May, The Daily Caller
In a response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Americans for Limited Government, the Internal Revenue Service revealed this month that 201 of its employees work full-time on union activities.
By Ed Ring, Cal Watchdog
California’s November 2012 statewide ballot included Proposition 32, the “Stop Special Interest Money Now” initiative. Among the provisions included in this campaign finance reform measure was the requirement that public sector unions obtain permission from each member prior to using a portion of their dues to support political campaigns.
By J. Robert Smith, American Thinker
America, home of the free… or not. Americans today, less free under surveillance by federal agencies, bullied by bureaucrats, and harassed for their beliefs by tax collectors (talk about contravening the Declaration of Independence).
By Paul Takaharshi, Las Vegas Sun
The Nevada Policy Research Institute is launching another campaign to encourage teachers to drop their union memberships.
By James Nash, Bloomberg
When Eric Garcetti takes office as mayor of Los Angeles next month, one of his first tasks will be to lead contract negotiations with unions for more than 29,000 city employees that spent more than $2.7 million trying to defeat him.
By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post
Federal employee unions generally are supportive of President Obama — except, of course, when he does things like freezing their basic pay rates for three years. On many policy issues, there’s not a lot of space between Obama, Democrats and the labor organizations.