Very good. Thanks for posting.
This is not a very complicated argument when you look at the details- specific instances that demonstrate corrupt practices. Here are a few examples.
1. Stacking of hours. Public workers can call in sick and that counts for total hours worked per week. They can come back the next day and their hours will be counted as overtime.
2. Very early retirement that allows teachers and public workers to collect pensions at the average of their highest 3 years salary. At 55 they can get another job while collecting their pension.
3. Forced purchase of union health insurance by school districts. No-bid contracts drive up costs for the districts and add very little value to the insurance plan. This is also another way to for the union to siphon money at the taxpayers expense.
4. State collection of union dues. Why should the state do the work for a non-state entity, especially a very partisan entity.
5. Forced unionization of all public workers. This would be tantamount to forcing Catholics to contribute to Planned Parenthood (as with 0bamacare)
If Bishops knew these facts (and they are intellectually honest and not ideologically driven), they would not support the public union’s position.