Down here in the south tradesmen without Union representation get paid nearly 1/3 of what their equal counterpart makes in Northern States with strong unions regardless of whether or not the people in that particular industry are in the Union or not.

This is of my own opinion however if anyone can site any resources to look at living wages in Union VS Non Union states I would love to take a look. Clearly their are other variables including large amounts of illegal immigrants in Non-Union states.

Concerning unions, they need to have any special legal protections revoked and be treated like any other corporate entity, including being taxed. That's to remind them that they cannot be exempt from the market forces pushing the other participants. Otherwise, we need not expect them ever to become responsible.

Actually, it's not the government's business to "bail out" anybody, because if "equal protection" is one of its mandates, then it can do so only by taking from those whom it does not bail out, thus violating that very premise. Automatically, we become a "government of men" instead of a "government of laws."

Americans will need to chose: Collectivism and individual serfdom or Capitalism and individual liberty. History presents ample proof that there can not be a "middle of the road", any compromise, between the two. It's one or the other. Time's running short! Nothing and nobody is ever "too big to fail."

The Romans proved that, a Millennium and a Half ago!

Unions in government sends a message of COVER=UP AND CORRUPTION. Unethical and a conflict of interest to the taxpayers. ALL OVER. THE COST OF EDUCATION IS INEFFICIENT AND PROTECTS THE LEAVE OF VIOLATORS WITH TAX DOLLAR PAY! IT'S ALL OVER AND UNIONS SHOULD BE NON-EXISTENT IN GOVERNMENT, ON THE BASIS OF CHECKS AND BALANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE. WHERE ONCE I UNDERSTOOD UNIONS TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEE FROM ANY CORRUPTION FROM THE EMPLOYER OR BUSINESS, TODAY, UNIONS ARE NOTHING BUT A COST OF CORRUPTION. IN AND OUT OF GOVERNMENT. THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR UNIONS AT ALL. SUBSTANDARD!

Corruption: Noun, private payments of public funds for political favors, payments and FREE MONEY for Liberal (anti-American) causes.

I was a Union Electrician. They stole my money to put these jacka**** in Congress. I wasn't represented. So big Labor has lots of internal Conservative victims. Special favors for political constituents is illegal, it has to be for the good of All Americans.

We have a radical liberal minority of far left politicians running the country. Since the the unions back this nonsense of course a minority number of the total population of workers are going to be protected.

If this is not a marxist/socialist theme of "workers unite" then what is?

This is why the majority of Americans, no matter their political preference, better join in stopping this ideology.

In the long run, well-meaning democrats have nothing to gain and will also be crushed.