tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post7469056931627005746..comments2024-03-28T10:59:40.734-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: A Brief, Illustrated History of the Public Sector Unions That Are Bleeding America Dry With the Full Support of the Democrat PartyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-36160426334186236992013-09-15T11:57:10.302-04:002013-09-15T11:57:10.302-04:00I am very pro-union in the private sector. Nothin...I am very pro-union in the private sector. Nothing wrong at all about pooling labor and then using it as leverage. Companies that engage in joint marketing, development, manufacturing and so forth are being good "capitalists" and yet when employees do it somehow that magically becomes socialist. However, when it comes to public employee unions I can't help but to ask myself exactly who is it they are unionized to protect themselves against? Who is the enemy that requires they leverage their labor pool? The answer is in their very name of course - public employee union. Mr and Mrs America, you are the enemy. How do we really expect someone to view themselves as a public servant when they start off with this attitude from Day One of their supposed public service?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-75785674325041380622012-02-07T23:38:10.056-05:002012-02-07T23:38:10.056-05:00For over 100 years, pro-union activity, with culpa...For over 100 years, pro-union activity, with culpability by academia and the legal system, has resulted in a 'cost basis' (for doing work) that is higher for the US than for the rest of the world. If cost bases were equal, the US would have every job - we're that efficient & productive!! When unions reflected their ancestral values - guild/craft pride in quality of trade/product - those concepts were noble. And, their contributions to workers' safety cannot be denied. Today's public and private-sector unions do not represent those "old" values & traditions. Now, it's all about the money. GREED!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-29196397932592460282011-04-30T15:59:43.797-04:002011-04-30T15:59:43.797-04:00AND WHERE WAS MANAGEMENT WHEN THOSE TERRIBLE UNION...AND WHERE WAS MANAGEMENT WHEN THOSE TERRIBLE UNION PEOPLE WERE RUNNING WILDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-36577799760544783792011-03-06T17:54:18.489-05:002011-03-06T17:54:18.489-05:00I'll keep it short. If you're going to com...I'll keep it short. If you're going to compare the unionized public sector raises to anything, you have to compare it to unionized private sector raises. If you compare union to non-union anywhere, you'll get the same disparity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-42953370630843470812011-03-04T06:36:09.676-05:002011-03-04T06:36:09.676-05:00A study from the University of Syracuse found that...<i>A study from the University of Syracuse found that when you compare public and private sector employees with equal qualifications, private sector employees earn between 4.6 to 6.6 less. </i><br /><br />1) The problem with studies like this is they generally count only University accredited courses, and ignore things like Comptia certifications, trade school education programs, and the lot. <br />2) it's not really about who's more educated, it's about the market value of what is being done. you should not be rewarded for being overeducated for a position. In the private sector, you would have to seek a position more in line with your qualifications.<br />3) studies like this also tend to be nothing more than a degree count, without calculating difficulty of the degrees in question. the public sector has a lot of doctors and engineers; more by the percentages than government. These degrees are a lot more marketable and valueable than social workers, MBAs, and even Teachers.JfWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217127985104799938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-37551057370763346752011-02-26T13:29:07.758-05:002011-02-26T13:29:07.758-05:00This study is extremely misleading. The vast major...This study is extremely misleading. The vast majority of public sector employees have much higher education and qualifications. You need to compare apples to apples. <br /><br />A study from the University of Syracuse found that when you compare public and private sector employees with equal qualifications, private sector employees earn between 4.6 to 6.6 less. <br /><br />http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/wage-penalty-state-local-gov-employees/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-30406183115568245602011-02-17T18:44:36.507-05:002011-02-17T18:44:36.507-05:00the union is a business that looks out for it'...the union is a business that looks out for it's dues money first and really what does the individual members get...they get to be members supporting corrupt union bosses.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156217621389720425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-17624022454211002472011-02-17T18:27:52.976-05:002011-02-17T18:27:52.976-05:00what can we do? ask Scott Walker of Wisconsin.......what can we do? ask Scott Walker of Wisconsin.... :)Thomas Nutting & Lucas Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997001898317592777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-29303166564155618192010-10-27T02:17:54.543-04:002010-10-27T02:17:54.543-04:00Okay, understood and in agreement. Now a question....Okay, understood and in agreement. Now a question. What would be the process for disbanding public sector unions?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899786306798374166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-85219829822353501012010-03-05T12:07:53.875-05:002010-03-05T12:07:53.875-05:00A very good account of the history of unionism in ...A very good account of the history of unionism in our country. In addition to their gridlocking effect on our public (government) efficiency, they have surely had a most drastic effect on our car companies, leading them into bankruptcy and goveernment takeover and control. The good that they did at the beginning is completely overshadowed by their change in focus from the worker to political advocacy.Bruce Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678835765292645634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-85147103796464065302010-03-02T13:43:46.002-05:002010-03-02T13:43:46.002-05:00Excellent report.
I have always wondered why peop...Excellent report. <br />I have always wondered why people whose salaries are paid for with taxpayer dollars were ever allowed to unionize.<br />I mean what type of "poor OSHA-violating work conditions" could they have to warrant a union?<br /><br />These unions have become way too powerful and they do not represent all of their members any longer.ELraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-18118314765759461592010-02-27T22:55:17.259-05:002010-02-27T22:55:17.259-05:00The public sector unions are so powerful that they...The public sector unions are so powerful that they can force California to keep spending beyond it's means. The private sector can easily layoff workers but the unions now run to the courts to stop furloughs and layoffs. The city of LA is struggling to reduce the workforce since the City Council refuses to cooperate. The state is bankrupt and will have to issue IOU's again this year.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739015943992182354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-83194834799796986532010-02-27T18:36:48.818-05:002010-02-27T18:36:48.818-05:00Here are a couple of facts about the Indiana Publi...Here are a couple of facts about the Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund and the Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund. About three years ago, PERF was funded at 99%. After the Fall 2008 economy problems, it now is funded at 93%. PERF is not unionized. However, the teachers' retirement fund has been flailing forever and not too long ago was taken over by the NEA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com