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0 pointskoolba11mo ago0 comments

> The government could be made hugely more efficient through the use of technology. However, the civil service simply doesn't pay enough to attract the talent it needs.

They should start by disbanding all government employee unions for GSA workers and eliminating all seniority based promotion criteria.

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pjc5011mo ago

Nothing says freedom like banning the right to strike. Which might work in the short term, but makes the strikes much, much more vicious when they do come.

yrxuthst11mo ago

Federal employees already do not have the right to strike, see 5 U.S.C. §7311.

immibis11mo ago

Do they have the right to quit?

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azemetre11mo ago

Yes because if it’s one thing workers like is removing their bargaining power and relying solely on how future administrations feel about your job.

whimsicalism11mo ago

unions should not be able to negotiate against the collective will of the people and seniority based leveling has been a disaster for the government in the US, at least.

pjc5011mo ago

You cannot ultimately chain people to their desks. What you either get is a "soft" withdrawal of labour (people refuse to take the job if they have any other choice available, as we're discussing upthread, so you get dregs), or the whole thing explodes into "illegal" strikes. Which are harder to resolve, because you made sure there's no one organisation to negotiate with.

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4ndrewl11mo ago

Yes they should. There are multiple wills of multiple peoples.

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0 pointskoolba11mo ago0 comments

> The government could be made hugely more efficient through the use of technology. However, the civil service simply doesn't pay enough to attract the talent it needs.

They should start by disbanding all government employee unions for GSA workers and eliminating all seniority based promotion criteria.

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pjc5011mo ago

Nothing says freedom like banning the right to strike. Which might work in the short term, but makes the strikes much, much more vicious when they do come.

yrxuthst11mo ago

Federal employees already do not have the right to strike, see 5 U.S.C. §7311.

immibis11mo ago

Do they have the right to quit?

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azemetre11mo ago

Yes because if it’s one thing workers like is removing their bargaining power and relying solely on how future administrations feel about your job.

whimsicalism11mo ago

unions should not be able to negotiate against the collective will of the people and seniority based leveling has been a disaster for the government in the US, at least.

pjc5011mo ago

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4ndrewl11mo ago

Yes they should. There are multiple wills of multiple peoples.

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