{"id":1676,"date":"2010-03-07T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-07T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2010-03-07T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-07T09:34:01","slug":"the_growing_influence_of_the_s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1676","title":{"rendered":"The Growing Influence Of The Service Employees International Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

USA Today<\/a> posted an article recently on the fact that government employees now make more and receive more benefits than private sector employees.  Ed Morrissey at Hot Air<\/a> commented on the article.  The salaries are currently about 10% higher in the government sector and the benefits are about four times the benefits offered in the private sector.  <\/p>\n

For example, a government broadcast technician makes about $90,310 a year, while a private-sector broadcast technician makes about $49,265 a year.  The salary in the private sector is controlled by the need of a company to make a profit.  In the public sector there are no such controls–if a town, state, or federal government needs more money, they find a way to raise taxes or fees.  <\/p>\n

Mr. Morrissey points out:<\/p>\n

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“The SEIU and AFSCME have a grip on the federal workplace, which is — not coincidentally — why taxpayers pay double for a recreation worker, or 45% more for pest control salaries rather than just call Orkin.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It is not a coincidence that when the White House released its visitors logs in late 2009, according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a> on October 30, 2009, the person visiting the White House most frequently was Andrew Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union.  I would also like to note that if you google ‘SEIU and ACORN connection’, you will find a number of articles showing how the two organizations are related.  Both organizations seem to attract a rather unsavory bunch of people to their leadership positions.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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