The Demise of Unions?

[Modern School]

With virtually every state facing large budget deficits (and governors pledging not to raise taxes or do anything that might harm the interests of business), programs must be cut and workers must be further squeezed. The problem for state governors is that their workers, the ones whom they must squeeze in order to shrink their deficits, are organized into unions that could make things messy if they were to suddenly strike or take some other form of mass action, especially if they unite with private sector workers.

To prevent this from happening, public sector workers are being set up as straw men. They are portrayed as overpaid, greedy brats who are responsible for the deficits and everyone else’s stagnating standard of living. Both Republican and Democratic politicians are jumping on the bandwagon. Below are just a few examples:

* Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina: These are among the many states that do not allow collective bargaining by public sector workers
* California: Governor Jerry Brown plans to make deep cuts to public worker benefits and pensions

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