phoney baloney....unionist put extreme pressure on the politicos with big bucks and threats....
If the politicians accept the big bucks, the threats decrease.
Guess what they will do.
And in response to those activities (that went on through many election cycles) what action did the voters take to replace those in office that were making those deals.
Voters have a responsibility to pay attention. You seem to be saying otherwise.
Are you one of those too lazy to attend your local council meetings, read up on the agendas, dig out additional information on those agenda items, make public information requests when needed and generally do your part to be a good and informed citizen?
Or do you prefer to bang out protests on your keyboard after the results of your inaction have produced consequences you don't like?
I know it is not easy. The challenge at the local level is often to (1) find out what is going on and (2) to find out about it in time to be able to do something about it. It is a lot of work. It also takes help and organization, others to join with you as citizen watchdogs. You don't get paid for it and to do the job effectively you need to meet often with your group to plan your course of attack.
What say you?