In this editorial for U.S. News & World Report, contributing editor Peter Roff highlights the ever growing negative sentiment towards public employee unions. Polls show that as unemployment and the federal deficit continue to rise, concern is mounting over the generous pension plans given to state and federal workers.

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The Hill reports that labor unions across the country are gearing up for an enormous spending spree on the upcoming 2010 elections in hopes of maintaining the Democratic majority in Congress. Specifically, they are hoping to protect Democratic incumbents who voted in favor of the Health Care Reform Bill.

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This article in U.S. News describes how the bullying of vulnerable legislators by large corrupt labor unions has lead to lavish government spending in California's public sector. It describes a possible solution in creating independent commissions to battle the labor unions, before the state declares bankruptcy.

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Recent studies by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that U.S. labor unions have continued to dwindle to an all-time low. However, as these same studies show, these unions have dramatically increased their government influence and wealth, even during the recession.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the size of public workers unions has now passed that of the private sector. Since these workers are payed with taxpayer money, this fact helps explain the financial devastation that many union-controlled states are experiencing. The journal suggests that any effective budget reform will include the public unions' stranglehold on private income.

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