I suppose one might argue that it is a natural right for a plurality of individuals to enter into a contractual agreement with any other party. No argument there.
But the term, "collective bargaining rights--as I understand it, anyway--refers to the view that the "right" to walk off the job, free of any fear of one's being replaced, is sacrosanct. And with that political-philosophy view, I thoroughly disagree.
Of course, the recent case in Wisconsin did not revolve around that precise issue, but around tangential matters.
However, to exclude any other individual who is not a member of the collective from acting as a sole party marketing his or her services in competition with that collective is an abridgment of their freedoms. Hence "right to work" laws should be unnecessary as anything else is an abridgment of unalienable rights to pursue happiness. Hence, it is state-enforced MONOPOLY collective bargaining and coerced union membership that is the real problem, for which the solution is to amend the National Labor Relations Act of 1933, ending the exemption unions enjoy from antitrust laws.
On this point, I agree with you...
Correct. We call them, "corporations."
"collective bargaining rights--as I understand it, anyway--refers to the view that the "right" to walk off the job, free of any fear of one's being replaced, is sacrosanct. And with that political-philosophy view, I thoroughly disagree.
Me too. It is a feature of being a government-sanctioned monopoly. The way I see it, unions could be profit making businesses marketing labor services, effectively outsourcing the personnel function for a company, with which I have no problem as long as there is competition, whether individual or collective.
Of course, the recent case in Wisconsin did not revolve around that precise issue, but around tangential matters.
All characteristic of the Hegelian dialectic. I've been screaming about this stupidity since the opportunity arose. The Republicans are allowing the left to frame the issue, forcing both sides to wrangle over the wrong questions. This mess was made by FedGov, Inc. It's time to redirect the public discussion by pointing to underlying historic causes.