Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that public sector unions are redoubling efforts to push back against proposed cuts and freezes on both the state and federal level:
Last week, several hundred members of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, marched to the Capitol from their conference at a Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, D.C., and delivered petitions seeking to influence congressional debate
“We don’t want to be whining federal employees, but we want to ensure these decisions aren’t made too hastily,” said Terrence Johns, a union member from New Orleans who sought out Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.) and Sen. David Vitter (R., La.), among others.
During the conference, union members got tips on contacting local politicians, writing letters to the editor and using social media such as Twitter to debunk what public-sector union officials say is a myth that their members are paid more than private-sector workers.
“We don’t want to be whining federal employees, but we want to ensure these decisions aren’t made too hastily,” said Terrence Johns, a union member from New Orleans who sought out Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.) and Sen. David Vitter (R., La.), among others.
During the conference, union members got tips on contacting local politicians, writing letters to the editor and using social media such as Twitter to debunk what public-sector union officials say is a myth that their members are paid more than private-sector workers.
Read the whole thing here. Regarding the aforementioned “myth,” make sure to read Andrew G. Biggs and Jason Richwine in last week’s issue, where they conclude that, yes, government workers are overpaid.
