NYPD On "Strike" And Everybody Is Better Off!

by Michael Minkoff.   Citizens reap dividends from intra-government squabble. The NYPD Officer Union has called for a semi-limited “virtual work stoppage” to punish Mayor DeBlasio and other people who, according to the NYPD, haven’t been faithful or loyal enough to the cause of police officers. The result has been that most people would be just     ... MORE

Guess What Happened When The Police Went On Strike?

by Jeff Berwick.        It all started over a month ago, right here in Acapulco, Mexico, when I commented to a good friend, "Have you noticed how much better traffic has been lately?" He responded, "Yes, traffic flow has been so much better... it's because the Transit Police went on strike." It turned out that was the case.  The Transit Police in Acapulco   ... MORE

John Stossel: Make Trade, Not War

Cooperation can achieve what force cannot.        What's up with so many Democrats wanting missile strikes on Syria, while Republicans balk? I'm told Republicans are the war party. Is this just hypocrisy? Politicians change their position on military intervention when their own party controls the White House? Historian Thaddeus Russell says   ... MORE

Katrina Trinko: Standing Up To The Unions

Even Dems are opposing outrageous union demands.    Even in California, the buck stops occasionally. The final outcome is not yet clear, but even a four-day strike against BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, the rail system that serves San Francisco and the surrounding area) in July and the threat of a longer one haven’t won transit-union workers    ... MORE

Amy Payne: 25,000 Chicago Teachers Walk Off The Job

Why support for school choice is at all-time high. This morning, about 350,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be without teachers. While the 25,000-plus unionized teachers take to the picket lines in a strike over benefits and teacher evaluations, working parents are scrambling to figure out what to do. “We know a strike is really going to be      ... MORE