Why do we need unions in Goverment?
Government employee unionization should be outlawed. Unlike all other employers, government at every level is a monopoly. Accordingly, people have no choice on whether to patronize the "business" of local, state, or federal government. There is no competition. Government employee unions can thus directly attack the public interest with impunity: Their employer cannot go out of business, and can merely "raise prices" (aka taxes) in order to meet union demands, something no other employer would dare to do, even if they had the capability. The "true employer" of government employees is the public, and unionization of government employees is therefore the creation of organizations squarely in opposition to the public interest. Government employee unionization is designed and operates to benefit politicians and the political class (of which public employee unions are a major part). They are a threat to the public welfare, as we are seeing throughout America. According to President Calvin Coolidge: “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anyone, anywhere, any time.”
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Posted by: David Starr | January 24, 2010 10:12 AM
Posted by: Steve | January 24, 2010 4:29 PM