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Unions vote for union leadership, not management. Are you speaking of general elections? While some executive positions are elected rather than appointed, they
by xenocyon 5y ago
Unions vote for union leadership, not management. Are you speaking of general elections? While some executive positions are elected rather than appointed, they are still elected by the public at large, not by union members. In fact, public sector management is generally not pro-union any more than private sector management.
- paisawalla 5y agoPublic unions are among the biggest spenders (directly and through donations) in general elections, the outcomes of which directly affect the negotiating postures of the organizations they staff.
- pessimizer 5y agoOf course they are, and should be. They still aren't the only people that get to vote in elections, though.
- paisawalla 5y agoAh, you must believe then either that money has no influence on politics, or that it's right for public employees to vote themselves pay raises and benefits from the tax coffers. As a taxpayer, I find this latter situation to be an obvious and massive conflict of interest.