Mark Mix of Bangor Daily News marks this Labor Day by reflecting on the evolution of labor unions into a corrupt political machine, feeding off the funds from dues forced on to nonunion workers, regardless of whether or not they want to be represented by a union.

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Elizabeth MacDonald at Fox Business uncovers tens of millions of dollars, in tax-free union funds spent on junkets to luxury resorts to even outright buying luxury resorts, country clubs, golf courses and Learjets, at a time when thousands of union members across the country have lost their jobs, when the labor movement is struggling, and when union pension funds are in crisis.

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Bruce Walker of The New American writes that despite Governor Brown's presentation of himself as a "creative outsider," such independence has seldom been seen in Brown’s dealings with organized labor.

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According to Matt Brownfield of The Foundry Governor Jerry Brown finished off the state’s legislative session with big gifts to Big Labor, at the expense of California taxpayers.

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While Governor Brown remains silent about what taxes he will seek on the ballot next year, Anthony York of the Los Angeles Times reports a disparate collection of others — community activists, labor unions, even an eccentric billionaire — are hatching their own plans.

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