State teachers' union Education Minnesota has added its voice to the chorus of labor union decrying income inequality and wage gaps. But Education Minnesota seems less concerned about the wage gap between the union’s legion of high-paid operatives and the public school teachers they represent. In fact, according to a recently filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, at least 63 Education Minnesota …
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in Harris v. Quinn, a case with huge ramifications for government labor unions and the workers who are forced to subsidize them. Audio of the oral arguments is posted on the Court’s website. The case involves Pam Harris, a Chicago-area mother and homecare provider who cares for her disabled son. Harris, along with several other homecare …
Minimum wage hike would be costly: Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Manhattan Institute explains the real cost of raising the minimum wage. Excerpt: "Those who would be harmed by increasing the minimum wage are young people. Half of minimum-wage workers are under 25, and 24% are teens. This group’s unemployment rate is already higher than the 7.3% overall rate. The teen unemployment rate is 21%, and …
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