The Union Effect on Debt

For each percentage point of the public sector workforce represented by unions, states are about one percent more likely to be rated as "very poorly managing their future liabilities" by the Pew Center on the States.  States that put limits on the power of public sector unions will likely see better managed state finances and more realistic plans for meeting current and future obligations to public sector employees.

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