[T Ruth]

A Republican President could get rid of federal labor unions with a stroke of the pen.

From Wikipedia:

"Executive Order 10988 is a United States presidential executive order issued by President John F. Kennedy on January 17, 1962 that recognized the right of federal employees to collective bargaining. This executive order was a breakthrough for public sector workers, who were not protected under the 1935 Wagner Act.

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Executive Order 10988 was effectively replaced by President Richard Nixon's Executive Order 11491 in 1969.

According to the Washington Post:

At the federal level, about 63 percent of federal workers are unionized, estimates Robert Tobias, a former president of the National Treasury Employees Union and now director of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University. Although BLS does not confirm Tobias’s estimate, it’s clear unions have a strong presence in the federal government.

[Regulator]

Never forget that when you hear some “Republican” candidate railing about “Big Government”.

On day 1 of his presidency, George W Bush could have ended the nightmare. along with revoking EO 11246, which is perhaps the most heinous EO in American history.

But did he?

And if not, what’s Republican about him?

[matthew fuller]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/23/public-sector-unions-bankrupting-america/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_bankruptcy
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrezza/2014/05/16/government-employee-unions-tee-up-californias-bankruptcy/
http://www.newsmax.com/US/cities-bankruptcy-after-detroit/2013/08/06/id/519081/
http://gawker.com/5960149/why-cities-go-bankrupt
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/20/why-u-s-cities-are-going-bankrupt/
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100929269