[Oldeconomybuyer]

[muawiyah]

Interestingly enough back in FDR's day you had "normal" American type labor unions competing for government employee members up against "Communist" European type labor unions.

Roosevelt made a deal ~ if the American unions kept the Commies out he'd give federal employees a pay raise.

So, that's what happened. Organizers engaged in serious street fights and beat the Commies down.

Somewhere around the house here I have a pen Roosevelt used to sign that pay raise.

[MetaThought]

It sounds more likely that FDR was trying to pre-emptively attack a potential source of opposition to his leadership.

[dusttoyou]

The problem, is not one of public service union striking. The PROBLEM is that these same unions are permitted to back political candidates and parties with money, support, demonstration and most importantly to slow down and obstruct when non-Dem administration is in power.

Public service unions were created for no other purpose. This one of the many issues that a fresh conservative congress should add to the “ASAP” agenda, Public service = no union.

[pepperdog]

People paid with tax money shouldn’t have the right to unions or to strike, all they should have the right to do is quit!