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Institutional Corruption: AFSCME Subverts Prison Accountability

The inmates have taken over the institution! At least that is the story of one detention center located in Baltimore City, in part aided by new rules lobbied for by public employee unions. Not only has recent news about one inmate fathering the children of several corrections officers come to light, but the inmate also apparently used sexual favors for leverage to smuggle drugs and amass power inside the prison walls.

Time to reconsider idea of ‘unionized’ government employees

By Walker Johanson, The Washington Examiner

Given the recent collective bargaining agreement between Montgomery County and its various public-sector unions — in which county employees are scheduled to receive a 10 to 20 percent raise over the next two years — it’s time to address this issue head-on.

New “Fair Share” Fees in Harford County Could Shift Hundreds of Thousands Dollars from Non-Members’ Salaries into Union Coffers

By Cindy Mumby, The Dagger

New state legislation awaiting the governor’s signature paves the way for employee unions in Harford County Public Schools to begin collecting representation fees from non-members. The new fees are to help offset the cost of exclusive collective bargaining services that the unions have long provided for members and non-members alike.

Unions do their business on taxpayers’ dime

It’s the old “fair share” argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual.

The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not — to pay union dues. The union claims educators owe their “fair share” because it must represent non-union members in collective bargaining and grievances.