By Bill Wilson
A massive embezzlement case in Mexico involving the leader of Latin America’s largest labor union should send shivers up and down the spines of American workers. It should also force the administration of Barack Obama to reexamine its ongoing kowtowing to union bosses — most notably the ongoing erosion of worker safeguards against union corruption.
At the heart of the Mexican scandal is Elba Esther Gordillo. Since 1989 Gordillo has led the 1.5 million-member……Mexico’s education workers’ union. The 68-year-old, who is known simply as “la Maestra” (or “the teacher”), has long dominated Mexico’s government-run school system — earning a reputation for ruthlessness and flamboyance.
In fact prior to the passage of recent reforms, Mexico permitted its government teaching positions to be sold and inherited like personal property — and bestowed upon Gordillo’s union power over hiring, promotion and salaries…..
Meanwhile big right-to-work wins in Michigan and Indiana have put a dent on union prestige — while the failure of union leaders to oust Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a 2012 recall election has demonstrated the weakness of its political operation. Obama recognizes all of this — and is acting swiftly to restore union clout. Of course he’s also stripping away any semblance of accountability over union leaders — creating a “Wild West” environment in which corruption like what we are currently witnessing in Mexico is free to run rampant……To Read More…..
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