Tag Archives: unions

More on the cost of reality

Posted on 21 February 2011 by dlhitzeman

I love that the debate over stripping public unions of the collective bargaining rights has degenerated into an argument, essentially, about protecting union negotiated entitlements. In embracing this debate, both sides have distracted themselves from reality again–that is, the thing … Continue reading →

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The cost of reality

Posted on 18 February 2011 by dlhitzeman

I’ve been watching the progress of the collective bargaining revocation bills in Wisconsin and Ohio with great curiosity and not a small amount of amusement. What I see on all sides of this debate is a failure to deal with reality. Teacher’s unions fail … Continue reading →

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Industrialized society

Posted on 27 October 2010 by dlhitzeman

There is a YouTube video making the rounds on the internet right now of a whiteboard animation of part of a speech on the state of American public education by Sir Ken Robinson: One of the amazing points Robinson makes … Continue reading →

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Worldview Web Roundup for 20100608

Posted on 8 June 2010 by dlhitzeman

I would destroy labor unions if I had the power. Firing a Marine JROTC instructor for not paying union dues is not helping their case. DLH

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Union wants Marine fired for not paying dues

Posted on 8 June 2010 by dlhitzeman

Via Jules Crittenden (a real libertarian and patriot among the far too many poseurs) comes the story of a retired Marine JROTC instructor whose school is threatening to fire him because he refuses to pay union dues. Maj. Stephen L. Godin, the retired … Continue reading →

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