Our View: Welcome signs government is confronting the unions at last

In the last few weeks, we have been witnessing some long-overdue resistance by ministers to the mighty unions that have been calling the shots for decades, with governments and political parties terrified of opposing even the most unreasonable demands. This had resulted in teaching unions running public education, doctors and nurses behaving like they owned public hospitals and public servants being granted privileges that were unheard of for the rest of the workers.

It appeared that this...