archer wrote: I have a hard time viewing public workers as having fewer rights than private workers. They are not the military...
The men and women of the military are publicly employed, just as the police, teachers and street sweepers are, are they not? The reason that public workers have fewer rights than private workers do is that their employer has fewer rights as well. A private company which agrees to outrageous contracts reached through collectively bargaining with their union workforce does so at its own peril. A government agreeing to outrageous contracts reached through collectively bargaining does so at our peril. That is why collectively bargaining for wages and benefits isn't something that should be happening for public employees. Work conditions, workplace safety, work rules, a grievance process and other issues along these lines I have no issue with public employees organizing themselves for. Wages and benefits? Not a chance. Not even FDR, a true champion of worker's rights regardless of what one thinks of his policies, thought that public employees should be allowed to collectively bargain for their wages and benefits.
archer wrote: I also applaud the cities getting abuses under control and putting these issues before the voters. Most citizens understand that we do have to cut back, make changes, and rein in the crazy spending. These towns did it right...explain the issues and let the citizens be part of the process
Unlike Walker who just did it....no explanation needed. Even Walker admits he approached it all wrong.
Tell me...did these cities have to strip the unions of their collective bargaining rights in order to get this done?
I don't know how collective bargaining ever became a right for public unions anyway. Collective bargaining in the private sector is driven by market forces and a finite amount of profit that has to be divvied up. Since there is no profit consideration in public bargaining, how do they figure out what is a fair way to determine wages and benefits? (which have gone up about 36% since 2000)
Rick, just saw your tag line. Glad to hear it.
Thanks man
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
