Ira Stoll on Labor Day and Big Government

If
there’s a day of the year to notice the paradox of organized labor,
writes Ira Stoll, Labor Day is it. The paradox is this: even as
private sector unionism has declined, public sector unionism is in
some ways more influential than ever. Indeed, public sector unions
are so important that it’s impossible to tell the story of the big
city and state governments without accounting for their
influence.

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