A More Perfect Union

On today’s show, Jonah speaks to Manhattan Institute fellow and CCNY professor Daniel DiSalvo (an expert on public-sector unions and their history) to find out how the sausage really gets made in the intra-organizational politics of these public-sector unions, and how their influence is often the result of “the breakdown of machine politics – especially within the Democratic Party – in big cities.” Show Notes: - Dan’s page at the Manhattan Institute - “The Trouble with Police Unions” - Dan’s latest book, Government Against Itself - The first work on the “New Class,” by Milovan Djilas - Maya Wiley back by the SEIU in NYC - DeBlasio was also endorsed by SEIU - Terry Moe’s book on teachers unions - New York teachers’ all-expenses-paid “rubber rooms” - The OG happy warrior Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices