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0 pointsazemetre1y ago0 comments

Poppycock. Being able to collectively bargain against the government is more than legal, it should be encouraged.

They don't have veto power over Congress, it's about allowing workers to dictate the terms they seem fair for themselves against the US government. If Congress and the executive branch can't agree with labor terms with workers at the table, that's bad.

Not having unionized federal workers is way way way worse.

One thing I am curious about, how do you feel about police unions?

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whimsicalism1y ago

If you just want to talk about outcomes, there are a number of studies showing the negative impact public sector unions have on outcomes - for instance there is clear research causally linking union penetration in school districts to decline in student outcomes in Wisconsin. [0]

> One thing I am curious about, how do you feel about police unions?

Not everyone fits into two political buckets. I am extremely anti for the reasons above as well as additional reasons particular to police unions. I also favor big tax hikes, banning guns, and higher spending on housing subsidy, snap, etc.

I just also think governments should be capable, student outcomes are important, the interest of voters are greater than that of govt employees, etc.

0: https://morganfoy.github.io/papers/Foy_JMP.pdf

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