public sector

Jan 25th

Labor Report: Union members have higher wages, more benefits than non-union workers

Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2013 Union Membership Report In 2013, the union membership rate—the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions—was 11.3 percent, the same as in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.5 million, was little […]

Jan 16th

Editorial: Privatizing public services costs taxpayers more money

Over the years there has been a lot of discussions, white papers…etc on why the USPS should be privatized. However, the people pushing for privatization of USPS  has failed to mention the high cost to taxpayers. As Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) aptly put it:  “We have spent a lot of time in Congress talking about […]