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Gonna jump in here for better or worse... > I would say it is in their economic interest to advocate for political ideologies that legitimize a major role of g

Gonna jump in here for better or worse... > I would say it is in their economic interest to advocate for political ideologies that legitimize a major role of government in the economy While this may certainly be true for federal workers, I'm not at all convinced that this is the case for union workers. But even if it were true, I don't think federal workers and journalists have nearly the same power as large corporations and special interests who have don't just have "bias", but explicit stated goals to change the status quo in their favor.

Jabanga 9y ago
Even if someone doesn't work in the public sector, they depend on the widespread acceptance of major tenets of 'big government' ideology for their union perks. Unions only have power because the law forces employers to negotiate exclusively with them once a bargaining unit votes to unionize. Without this type of legislation, which thoroughly violates property rights, employers would boot all unions, including the NewsGuild, to the curb. >But even if it were true, I don't think federal workers and journalists have nearly the same power as large corporations Are you sure that's true? Have you added up all of the compensation of unionized workers to see what it adds up to? And what about numbers? Money is very important, but having numbers helps too.