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Why should these people who don't want to join and don't want to pay, receive the same benefits of our collective bargaining that I do?
I'd agree, they should have to negotiate on their own whether it is for more pay or less pay.
I don't think you have clearly thought this through because if your union loses the ability to dictate wages to non-union members the fat lady is going to sing. With this ruling individuals being able to negotiate their own wages will be the next court case and I can assure you that your union will not be on the side of allowing individuals to negotiate their own wages.
Why not? Whose to say people should accept low wages in the public sector? Also if corporations can donate to political candidates unions should be allowed to as well. Frankly I am far more suspicious of corporate dollars influencing our elected representatives than unions.
Those corporate donations aren't paid for with money taken from employees. Union donations are. And since the government doesn't have money of its own, those wages paid to the unions are taxpayer money.
As for accepting lower wages in the public sector, if you've been paying any sort of attention to government employees these past few years, they should be paid at the bottom of the barrel, in many cases. Waste, fraud and abuse is rampant. And they're able to get away with it because they cannot be fired.
Fabulous. So they should still be paid at 1985 levels?
If you want to make money the formula is quite simple. Acquire a skill in demand and work hard at it whether you are working for someone or working for yourself.
It's not just about salary. I don't make a lot of money in my government job. But there are many other benefits, including the cost of health care, that collective bargaining has brought me, that has greatly improved my quality of life.
AND the quality of life of these people who don't want to join or pay for the privilege of receiving these benefits.
Who will be yelling loudest when they start losing all that cushy government job stuff? the Janus type.
There's goes the argument that government workers would be making more in the private sector.........
Next they will revisit the minimum wage law. Republicans are determined to make this a third world country. Good for only the rich and large corporations. Middle class? They don’t need you....
I would bet money that minimum wage will be the next target now that unions are giving no to be weakened. It’s the perfect time. Then Medicare and Social Security. With an all Republican SC this is their big chance for the wish list.
These losers just keep losing and it's driving them insane.
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