John Fund, writing in the subscription—only Wall Street Journal Political Diary, catches labor unions practicing exactly what they denounce large corportations such as Wal—Mart for doing. McClatchy Newspapers reports that in Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta and other cities, homeless shelters are being emptied by union organizers who apparently can't find enough dues—paying members to man the picket lines in winter weather. "We're giving jobs to people who didn't have jobs, people who in some cases couldn't secure work," explained George Eisner, head of the mid—Atlantic regional council of the Carpenters' Union. Neil Bernstein, a labor law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is skeptical that the union's outsourcing will do much for its image. "They're basically doing what they're criticizing the employers for doing —— getting the cheapest people to do the job," he told the McClatchy papers. The Carpenters Union has apparently taken its...(Read Full Post)