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Wait, your political opinion reinforced by your own personal experiences is what passes as fact now? By golly, I've never met someone so enlightened. Please, t

• thatswrong0 13y ago
  What would it take to convince you? A peer reviewed study? Just take a look around at what unions have been up to in this country. Look at the union-born gigantic pension issues in California and Illinois. http://www.illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?ArticleSource=6041 http://www.illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?ArticleSource=60... or http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-29/news/ct-met-superintendent-pensions-20110129_1_pension-rules-public-school-pension-state-pension http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-29/news/ct-met-su... Check out what unions did/do to convention centers in Chicago and Las Vegas. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-17/business/chi-01172012-mccormick-union-rules-overhaul_1_exhibitor-costs-lower-cost-rival-cities-booth-work http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-17/business/chi-0... Look at the pay of BART employees. http://www.mercurynews.com/salaries/bay-area?Entity=Bay%20Area%20Rapid%20Transit http://www.mercurynews.com/salaries/bay-area?Entity=Bay%20Ar... Or is that all just anecdotal as well? I could go on.
  • LockeWatts 13y ago
    It would take some logical argument as to why the concept of collective bargaining is a bad one.
    • thatswrong0 13y ago
      That would be ridiculous, since that is not the argument that needs to be made. Instead, you want a logical argument as to why the concept of collective bargaining in the public sector is a bad one. I won't provide one since they are readily available if you have an ounce of curiosity. I'll just leave this: “It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” - George Meany