So we think taking away the collective bargaining rights of public employees is harsh eh? Let's think about just a few things before we jump to conclusions.
1. How much influence do unions have over the voting trends among their members?
2. How easy is it to fire a private employee when compared to a government employee? What kind of competition does this foster for the private vs public employer?
3. Why should government employees get to sit at a bargaining table with elected officials? This is a system built on a cycle of voting and gifts to the public unions. Unions keep voting in officials that support the unions and the politicians keep promising benefits that the private sector could only dream of. When you stop and think about it for a moment, the unions aren't really meeting with the employer(s). They are meeting with elected officials acting on behalf of the employer(s), namely you and I. How is this fair? When do you and I get to contribute on our own behalf? Surely we won't trust our politicians to do it for us!?!?
Even one of my least favorite presidents agrees with this line of thinking.
“The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with Government employee organizations. The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives in Congress. Accordingly, administrative officials and employees alike are governed and guided, and in many instances restricted, by laws which establish policies, procedures, or rules in personnel matters.”
FDR
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