[FredJake]

Given what's happened, they should be banned!

[econjack]

Unions wield an unearned amount of political power, and that's our fault. I believe union membership is now around 11% of the labor force, compared to its heyday when it was closer to 27%. Still, politicians have so little stomach for doing what's right compared to what gets them reelected, it's the voters who buy into this crap that leads to the problems we see now. My message to politicians: While you curry favor with 11% of the labor force, 89% of us are really getting pissed off by what you are allowing unions to do.

[FrankR]

[fightinJAG]

All you have to do is give people the choice whether or not to join them and the unions will go away.

They have only lasted this long because they have managed to literally FORCE people to join and pay dues.

[shibumi]

Oh, Look! It’s FredJoejdawg2010NewbyJake, the world’s greatest examiblogger!

(Or at least one of the top 13,455 out of 78,592.)

[Navy Patriot]

Absolutely public sector unions should be banned, the employers (The taxpayers) have no ability to negotiate with them.

For taxpayers to have a fair negotiating position three things would be necessary:

1) Taxes would have to be voluntary (Taxpayers could chose not to throw good money after bad, as business can).

2) Taxpayers would have to have the authority to close the agency and fire the entire staff (as a business can).

3) Right to work would have to be the law of the state. (Taxpayers could wait until contract expiration and hire non union, as business can).

[Larry Lucido]

If you visit the examiner blog, wear a full-body cyber-condom!

[paulycy]

The examiner is filled with vile adware.

[paulycy]

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[Logical me]

Guess that is why I was so upset with Walker and the GOP legislators. They should have pressed for full removing all bargaining rights from all including police and firefighters.

Unions have no place in Government! They are totally destructive and now it is shown who they are. COMMUNISTS LEADERSHIP.

[ex-snook]

Can a government abuse its employees?

[NoGrayZone]

"Should public sector unions be banned?"

YES!

[Allegra]

Given what's happened, they should be banned!

Sometimes, blogpimps get banned.

I've seen it.

[hosepipe]

Lets see.... Unions paying off politicians to get get elected to vote in more freebies for the Unions!!!!..
as the normal every day operating environment?...

WELL DUUUUGH!.. Talk about a Union Mafia..

The real question should be when does "RIGHT TO WORK LAWS" GET ENACTED?
Making ALL Unions voluntary.... NOT.... MAndatory..