More on Public Employee Unions and Their Effect on Government Budgets

The Seattle Times runs on op-ed today by Bill Baldwin under the header Time to rethink dominance of Washington's public employee unions.

Public-sector unions achieve influence on both sides of the bargaining table by contributing to campaigns and organizing get--outthe-vote drives to elect politicians who control negotiations over their pay, benefits and work rules. It's a never-ending — and toxic — unsustainable cycle, and our state is paying the price.

I recommend you read the whole thing. And then consider this from LaborPains.org building on a Wall Street Journal story today.