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When Big Labor Wins, American Workers and Students Lose

By CFIF Staff
Wednesday, October 29 2008

Why is it that overly-unionized state economies like Michigan's stagger, whereas states like Florida that are freer from Big Labor's stifling hand flourish? Why do heavily-unionized companies like the Big Three automakers decay, while less-stifled companies prosper? Similarly, why do students who are free to leave failing schools succeed more, whereas students in jurisdictions constrained by powerful teachers unions languish? It's not mere coincidence. Quite the contrary. These are straightforward questions, with a similar answer: excessively-powerful labor…

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