Allowing Government workers to unionize is one of the dumbest things our leadership has condoned in this country. Imagine, if you will, a cabal of Democrat voting union members who will now vote for Democrats who promise them raises and free stuff. Even Roosevelt knew it was a very bad idea.
Trump’s righteous battle to end government union collective bargaining
Public sector unions have long been an affront to democratic accountability at all levels of government, and President Donald Trump’s executive order issued Thursday ending collective bargaining privileges for most federal agencies brings welcome focus to the issue. Whether or not all elements of Trump’s order will stand up in federal court is a different matter, and Congress should help Trump end government union collective bargaining with fresh legislation.
When President Franklin Roosevelt first signed the Wagner Act, creating collective bargaining rights for private sector workers, he explained why these could not apply to government workers. “All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service,” Roosevelt said. “It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management. The very nature and purposes of government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with government employee organizations.”
When government workers are given collective bargaining power, an equal and opposite amount of power has been taken away from voters. Government unions do not just bargain over pay. They also set policies for hours, working conditions, and job security. When an official from one administration signs a contract with a government union, he is limiting the ability of the next administration to manage the workforce.
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Trump’s righteous battle to end government union collective bargaining
Public sector unions have long been an affront to democratic accountability at all levels of government, and President Donald Trump’s executive order issued Thursday ending collective bargaining privileges for most federal agencies brings welcome focus to the issue. Whether or not all elements of Trump’s order will stand up in federal court is a different matter, and Congress should help Trump end government union collective bargaining with fresh legislation.
When President Franklin Roosevelt first signed the Wagner Act, creating collective bargaining rights for private sector workers, he explained why these could not apply to government workers. “All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service,” Roosevelt said. “It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management. The very nature and purposes of government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with government employee organizations.”
When government workers are given collective bargaining power, an equal and opposite amount of power has been taken away from voters. Government unions do not just bargain over pay. They also set policies for hours, working conditions, and job security. When an official from one administration signs a contract with a government union, he is limiting the ability of the next administration to manage the workforce.
Trump’s righteous battle to end government union collective bargaining - Washington Examiner
President Donald Trump may not have the power to end collective bargaining for government employee unions, but he should.
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