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“Most chemists working in Wisconsin’s state university system make lower salaries than their counterparts in the private sector...”

Those that can, do. Those that can’t, teach.

And those who can’t teach want collective bargaining rights.

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“Most chemists working in Wisconsin’s state university system make lower salaries than their counterparts in the private sector...”

Well, yes.
Incompetence has its downside.