The Moral Case for Unions -- Protecting Working Families from Exploitation -- Does Not Apply to Public Employment

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The Moral Case for Unions -- Protecting Working Families from Exploitation -- Does Not Apply to Public Employment
Tim Pawlenty via The Wall Street Journal

[Opinion]
Dec. 14, 2010

Excerpt: Federal employees receive an average of $123,049 annually in pay and benefits, twice the average of the private sector. And across the country, at every level of government, the pattern is the same: Unionized public employees are making more money, receiving more generous benefits, and enjoying greater job security than the working families forced to pay for it with ever-higher taxes, deficits and debt.

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