Sunday, May 27, 2018

Schadenfreude

Long-time Power Line contributor Steven Hayward notes a conflict that is just plain fun to watch. It concerns Planned Parenthood, an icon of the left, trying to overturn a union representation vote of their workers in Colorado, won by SIEU, another left icon.

The NLRB decided in favor of PP's contention that SIEU would have to win a majority of all PP workers in the 3-state region, not just in CO. Seemingly it did not, CO being more liberal than the surrounding states. That decision is being appealed by the SIEU.

Watching two stalwarts of the left fight is wonderful fun, you hope each bloodies the other badly. Imagine leftist paragon Planned Parenthood engaging in union-busting, a near-ultimate capitalist sin. Although I seem to remember the 2016 Clinton campaign resisted unionization of their staff.

In each case you can imagine the leadership whining "But we're the good folks. That union crap is aimed at evil, greedy worker-exploiting capitalists; we're non-profit and can't afford it."