Michelle Malkin covers a most enlightening flap regarding government union bosses versus volunteer efforts in this column.

In a move to balance its budget, a town in Ohio reduced the number of its employees, members of the Service Employees International Union. When a local scout troup voluntarily cleared away a trail that the unionists say was “their” work, the union honcho blew a gasket. I hope the citizens understand what this thug is saying: Either pay us a lot of money to do easy work or else the work can’t be done at all. The SEIU is obnoxious, arrogant, and parasitical.