Will Public Unions Take Virginia? – Wall Street Journal

"Public unions spend big to elect politicians, usually but not always Democrats, and then they sit down at the bargaining table and expect more pay and job protections in return. That’s how the public finances in Illinois, New Jersey and Connecticut became such a mess and seemingly impervious to reform. It’s how pensions for union workers came to swallow huge chunks of Chicago’s budget to the detriment of public services."