son of witless wrote:
Unions typically grab too much power. It is a human thing. In a balance between powerful companies and workers, unions have their place. In the private sector if unions get too greedy they can put whole industries out of business, so there is a limit on them. Public sector unions have no limit on their power. They can also give political contributions to politicians who favor them. That would be comparable to a private sector union getting to pick the management of a company they are negotiating a contract with.
I side with Republicans because typically public sector unions side with Democrats. What most people fail to see with public sector unions is that as taxpayers, we are all management. Even such a hardcore leftwinger as FDR was against public sector unions.
Unions typically grab too much power. It is a huma... (
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son of witless: Spot on!.....Can you imagine setting at the table negotiating with your bowling partner!