[Qwackertoo]

I agree. Whoever thought public unions was a good idea should be, well I probably shouldn’t say. Very bad idea.

[traditional1]

In my 45 year career, I was a Union member for less than a year, when I first hired. IMMEDIATELY, I saw what Seniority meant and advancement was "wait your turn", and NEVER based on Merit.

I moved to Management and never looked back. The WORST offenders seem to be the least-productive and least-skilled workers, who NEED the Union to keep them employed. They can't move up on Merit; they have none. THAT is so pervasive in the Public Sector, even more than the Private Sector, because of Nepotism, Political Appointments, Patronage, etc., and once hired, they are virtually IMPOSSIBLE TO FIRE for anything other than a "Convicted" Felony (that's the beauty of Plea Bargains, and saves their jobs).