Zone1 Private sector vs. public sector unions....one balances power, the other is a money laundering operation.

[2aguy]

Private sector unions are useful in they check the power of companies.....they are also checked, themselves, by the fact that if they get too greedy, the company closes, moves out of the country, or simply stops hiring more people.....

Public sector unions are a different story....they are nothing more than money laundering tools of the democrat party. The democrat party, and the public sector union collude to take money from tax payers...the democrat politicians raise taxes, raise the salaries of the public sector unions, and the unions give money to the democrat party politicians.....the only group left out...is the taxpayers........

 

[1srelluc]

There should be no such thing as a public sector union.

 

[odanny]

Public sector unions like police and firefighters are donating to the Democrats?

 

[Polishprince]

There should be no such thing as a public sector union.

The problem isn't public sector unions per se, but public sector "collective bargaining". Private clubs for career civil servants to complain and compare notes, and petition their bosses is fine. The problem is in politicians supposedly "negotiating" in order to curry favor with the unions and collecting dues money.

I think banning government unions from both collective bargaining as well as affiliation with labor unions which make political contributions is fine enough.

 

[initforme]

Workers should have the right to organize period. Employers of today need to be held in check harshly.

 

[multivita-man]

There should be no such thing as a public sector union.

Disagree, as public sector union members are laborers just like private sector employees are.

I do agree with limiting their ability to go on strike, though. Not completely abolishing that right but limited striking for critical jobs like FAA. Like one day a month or some shit like that.