PACs funded by public-sector unions often spend overwhelming sums to defeat local Republican politicians who the unions have publicly befriended and even endorsed. This shows that they are happy to rent Republicans and their votes until they can own a Democrat and their allegiance.
By Gina Diorio
Jessica Barnett: To fix Philadelphia’s “bad cops” problem, end special privileges for unions
Reforms that expose the current system will usher in the transparency and accountability needed to reestablish the trust upon which public safety depends.
By Jessica Barnett