"Unions could pay a vital role in today’s political debates but are strangely absent. ...
"Why doesn’t the union protest loudly that they’re taxpayers, too? Or that fairness in pay is something anyone who has a job can identify with and support. Plus: higher wages lead to more demand in the economy, therefore more jobs and taxes paid, lowering deficits, etc.
"In other words, why don’t they contest the battle for the public mind? I don’t know why but they don’t, or rarely do."
Full article: The diplomats hit the bricks: Rick Salutin.
