>Public union negotiations are always against the non-union taxpayers Public sector unions drag up wages which has a ripple effect on non-unionized and non-pub

>Public union negotiations are always against the non-union taxpayers Public sector unions drag up wages which has a ripple effect on non-unionized and non-public unions. (citation: http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/ http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/) Public sector unions also become more powerful in concert with private sector unions and vice versa - strikes work much more effectively when they are synchronous. It's not complicated economics.