When unions are powerful, they boost the incomes of not only their members but also of nonunion workers in their sector or region.

Harold Meyerson in his column: What happens if America loses its unions - The Washington Post

Bohemian South adds: This is a point that so many anti-union people I know consistently fail to understand. Many of us will suffer for that kind of ignorance.

(via bohemiansouth)

current:

The bigger guy kind of looks like Governor Christie over in NJ…wonder what he thinks of the large soda ban!

current:

The bigger guy kind of looks like Governor Christie over in NJ…wonder what he thinks of the large soda ban!

reuters:

Sixty-four percent of people surveyed in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll on sugary drinks think New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to regulate the sale of sugary drinks in large volumes gives the government too much control over a person’s decision about their own diets. [REUTERS]

That’s how journalists with integrity say, “Sixty-four percent of people think Bloomberg is a control freak and an ass.”   

reuters:

Sixty-four percent of people surveyed in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll on sugary drinks think New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to regulate the sale of sugary drinks in large volumes gives the government too much control over a person’s decision about their own diets. [REUTERS]

That’s how journalists with integrity say, “Sixty-four percent of people think Bloomberg is a control freak and an ass.”