 gov pawlenty government unions vs taxpayers like michigan and many other states governor pawlenty from minnesota has had to face the over burdensome costs that employee unions have placed on state budgets across the country and in washington for and article on the issue click on the story link titled   ldquo government unions vs taxpayers rdquo  by tim pawlenty as it appeared in the wall street journal online 152  gov pawlenty government unions taxpayers  