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Your link (to an obviously-anti-union think-tank) describes government overreach much more than it describes typical activity. Without knowing more details of
by pianoben 7y ago
Your link (to an obviously-anti-union think-tank) describes government overreach much more than it describes typical activity.
Without knowing more details of the situation, the most glaring problem here is that the State of Illinois asserted that recipients of Medicaid stipends are "state employees". It's wrong to use this situation to ascribe dirty dealing to unions generally.
- tomohawk 7y agoThe state did, but who elected the people making the decisions? Whose candidates were they? It's obvious from the facts that the officials were acting in the interests of the unions here. What interest does a mother have to pay union dues so she can take care of a family member? What state interest is served?