Florida may become a new union-reform battleground after a lawsuit by the Florida teachers union fighting the 3 percent pension contribution required by a new law. There's a growing judicial retention issue there, also, which could turn the legal fight into a political battle. Stay tuned, as reform spreads across the country. The politics and the weather may differ, but the fundamental issues are the same.
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There is a place for unions but it is not in the public sector. The taxpayer has no voice and they are the ones paying the bill. The taxpayers' voice is taken away by the deep pockets of the unions, their extensive lobbying efforts, and, to be honest, by politicians bought and paid for by the unions.