Public Employees on Townhall

• Retiring man admits he 'did nothing for 14 years' Thu Apr 12
  Townhall.com Staff
• Chris Matthews Thinks There are 4,000 Federal Employees Fri Jan 13
  America
  Ignorance is bliss? ... more
• Government Pays Big, Because You Deserve It Wed Dec 28
  Tony Katz
  As reported by USA Today... all types of federal employees - from scientists to custodial staff - have had huge increases in pay over the past five years. ... more
• AP data: States shed thousands of public employees Sun Dec 18
  AP News
• Mississippi and Kentucky elect governors Tue Nov 8
  AP News
• Fate of Ohio union law faces voter decision Tue Nov 8
  AP News
• Email, Hate Mail and Comments from Readers Sun Nov 6
  John Ransom
  Judging by the number of comments on the story, liberals are very offended that I believe Obama is the "The Worst of All Possible Presidents." Somehow, I think, I'll learn to live with the guilt. Over time, I might even learn to laugh about it. Yep: Time's up. ... more
• Pension reform hot-button issue in SF mayor's race Sat Nov 5
  AP News
• The Worst of All Possible Presidents Sat Nov 5
  John Ransom
  Obama has offered us nothing but our blood, our toil, our tears and our sweat; and for what? So public employees can continue to bust public budgets on Cadillac benefits that you and I can’t afford. All this while he pushes "austerity" down the throats of a sovereign Greece. ... more
• Head of largest public employee union to step down Thu Nov 3
  AP News
• Occupy Oakland's Dangerous "Strike" Follies Wed Nov 2
  Michelle Malkin
  The next stage of the Aimless Occupation of America is upon us: On Wednesday, rabble-rousers in the San Francisco Bay Area will walk off jobs they don't have and encourage everyone else around the country to abandon work to protest high unemployment. ... more
• ‘Occupy Wall Street’: Stamped with a Union Label Sat Oct 22
  Carl Horowitz
  As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have gone national and now global, observers are taking note of the prominent role of labor unions in this anti-business crusade. The rote denunciations of “corporate greed” at these events could be lifted from almost any AFL-CIO convention speech. ... more
• NY union leaders, state reach new contract agreement Sun Oct 16
  Reuters News
• Kuwait warns strikers, says oil shipping normal Tue Oct 11
  AP News
• Los Alamos under renewed environmental scrutiny Sat Oct 1
  AP News
• Cuomo details NY layoffs after contract rejection Wed Sep 28
  Reuters News
• Three Worst States to Conduct Business: California, New York, Illinois Thu Sep 22
  Mike Shedlock
  Forced unionism and forced collective bargaining is tantamount to slavery as I have noted before. ... more
• As President, Obama Acts as Shop Steward in Chief Mon Sep 19
  Michael Barone
  Barack Obama has been at pains to convince voters that he cares about jobs. It seems to be a hard sell. But he certainly can demonstrate that he cares about certain jobs -- the 7 percent of private-sector jobs and 36 percent of public-sector jobs held by union members. ... more
• Central Falls Files Bankruptcy Plan; Union Files Suit Against Chris Christie Fri Sep 2
  Mike Shedlock
  Any officer, firefighter, or teacher who can find a better job at more money in the private sector would be free to do so. I suspect few would. To prohibit future fights, the unions should be dissolved and collective bargaining ended. ... more
• Email, Hate Mail and Comments from Readers Sun Jul 31
  John Ransom
  A big week for the unions, with racketeering charges coming for the SEIU. We heard from Illinios Roy, who I think is really just Transport Secretary Ray Lahood in disguise. Plus what week wouldn't be complete without someone comparing Republicans to Hitler? ... more
• Big Labor: The Real Hostage Takers Sat Jul 30
  Brett McMahon
  It took an amazing amount of gall, guile, or both for a former Ted Kennedy political staffer to decry supposed Tea Party “terrorist tactics” in seeking to rein in the debt drowning our nation. ... more
• If You're a Federal Employee, You Would Pretty Much Have to Actively Try to Get Fired Wed Jul 20
  Erika Johnsen
• Rahm Emanuel Lays Off 625+ Chicaco City Employees to Close Budget Gap Mon Jul 18
  Nicholas Freiling
• Rahm Emanuel Lays Off 625+ Public Workers In an Effort to Close Chicago Budget Gap Mon Jul 18
  Chicago
  Does he finally get it? "Emanuel said he intends to get private companies to clean the city’s airports and libraries, work now done by city employees. Operators at the city’s water-bill call center and employee benefit managers also will see their jobs outsourced. Those union workers will receive 30- and 45-day layoff notices." ... more
• The Pusher-in-Chief Sat Jul 16
  John Ransom
  Now that I’ve done the math, Obama's tax policy makes sense to me. It’s because while Obama talks about investment what he’s really interested in is addiction. And tax increases. ... more

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