When California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his latest state budget, he explained that as the budget begins to generate surpluses, the state will finally begin to dismantle the “Wall of Debt” that has been accumulating. Whether or not Gov. Brown’s budget will generate surpluses, this year or any time soon, is an open question. But...

At long last unions are on the run and losing battles in multiple places at once. Let’s take a look at some dates and headlines. June 7, 2012 LA Times: 2 big cities OK cuts to worker pension costs Landslide victories on ballot measures to cut pension costs in two major California cities emboldened reform...

AFL-CIO chief amplifies warning to Democrats By Kevin Bogardus, June 7, 2011, The Hill AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka amplified his call for a politically independent labor movement Tuesday and said unions too often are holding “a canceled check” after Election Day. Trumka rallied hundreds of nurses at a conference hosted by the National Nurses United....