Public employee unions hurt private-sector workers

[longknife]

What would unions be today without these four?



All four of America’s largest labor unions are predominantly or entirely focused on public-sector workers. Membership in the top four, as reported to the U.S. Department of Labor, is listed below.



National Education Association: 2,963,121 members as of Aug. 31, 2014

Service Employees International Union: 1,893,775 members as of Dec. 31, 2014

American Federation of Teachers: 1,597,140 members as of June 30, 2014

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees: 1,337,126 members as of Dec. 31, 2014



One of the first thing a conservative president must do is deal with these unions.



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[Iceweasel]

It should be illegal. They are taking our money, we have no choice in government hiring, then they work against us to get more. No private company could get away with it. Our government is corrupt to the core.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

It should be illegal. They are taking our money, we have no choice in government hiring, then they work against us to get more. No private company could get away with it. Our government is corrupt to the core.

great point, unions should be made illegal again. They drove 20 million jobs offshore including most the US auto industry. Govt cant move off shore so they figure its a great place to unionize even though govt jobs often pay double what private sector jobs pay when you count the benefits and security.