Steelplate
Bluesman
People in the public sector should NEVER be allowed to join the union because it is with Tax dollars they are paid. I am sorry but if you are being paid with tax dollars and are police officers, fire chief, teachers ect you should not be allowed to strike because it will not be in the best interest of the community which is paying your wages.Oh... so public sector employees' wages are not our own that we can do with what we choose? So even after we work and earn those wages, they are still the taxpayers? Is that shit you're trying to pass off here? If so, go fuck yourself.
I believe they are NOT allowed to strike.
There are usually wildcat strikes that take place instead...
I may be wrong though.
All I can truly speak of is Commonwealth employees in PA, but we are allowed to strike if we vote for it. However, it can only be during a contract impasse. It can't be done after a contract is signed. Furthermore, because so many Commonwealth employees are essential in the operation of the Commonwealth, they are automatically court ordered back to work in three days. So the longest a general strike will last is three days.
Teachers, however... are a different breed. They are not striking against the Commonwealth, but against their school district. That involves local government, so there are different rules that I am not sure of... but suffice it to say that teachers have a different set than State Employees.