Can anyone on this thread help me?
Yesterday, I took a lib friend to lunch, and was gently, injecting some wonderful stories about Ronald Reagan from this week, things the media "overlooked".
She brought up his issues with the air controller thing, and I had no answer for that one, could'nt remember the reasons besides being illegal for govt to strike.
Usually if I can validatge a media lie, or prove something was necessary, but this one has me stumped, just know little about it. It's so cool to be able to give rational explanation and watch a libber say "oh", I didn't know that, get them to thinking and researching.
Would anyone have a simple explanation that would shut up a lib when they bring this issue up?
Well - it is illegal to strike when you are a public servant. When you are a public servant - you cant strike against the public.They were fired because they broke the rules - period. And - simple.
Against federal law for air traffic controllers or any other group of Government workers to strike. When you sign the paperwork to go civil service and take the oath, you agree not to strike. The ATC's threatened Pres Reagan, he told them not to strike or he would fire them, they struck, and he fired! Civil Service Unions are some of the worst if you ask me -- waste of money since they hold Government jobs (what a joke!).
Same thing happened at Tinker AFB, OK, back when I worked at the HQ at WPAFB, OH -- the wage board people threatened to go on strike, the Commander said if you do, I will fire you. They kept up the rhetoric and personnel had the paperwork ready to go for anyone that went on strike. They backed off when they found out he was serious -- you strike as a Government worker -- you get fired! There was no negotiation.
I caught just a little tid bit on this yesterday I think. They said they wouldn't strike and then they did. They went back on their word and I think this was why he did what he did. Wish I could remember who related the story.
Yeah...a muzzle.