In my post yesterday on the optics of the Wisconsin union battle, I noted in passing that FDR was quite vocally opposed to the creation of public sector unions. Roosevelt was an ardent supporter of unionism generally, but even he thought the idea of using collective bargaining against taxpayers was transparently problematic.

This is a potent talking point, so I’m glad to see that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick McIlheran has a column fleshing out the history here:

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