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I’m usually extremely pro labor and pro union, but the public sector unions are really starting to piss me off. Police unions obviously, but also now the public transit unions and even the firefighters unions
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Anonymous 25w

I love public transit

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Anonymous 25w

Some unions slowly becoming the thing they swore to destroy

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Anonymous 25w

You will be pleased to know that my state’s (VA) Dem governor vetoed a collective bargaining bill for public unions, then

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

So do I, but the unions treat it as a cushy jobs program and not as a public necessity

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Probably a good idea tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

A *lot* of lefties are mad at her for it, but to my understanding it would’ve raised taxes

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

Which one, ATU? I hear it’s pretty good

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

BLET, IBEW, TCU, IAM, BRS, and TWU for me

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Either taxes/fees go up, or services go down

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

u mean collective bargaining would’ve caused one of the two to happen?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Yeah

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

Ah

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

I go to TCU so that one has gotta be pretty good

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

Texas Christian u

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Oh no, taxes go up to support working people in government 🫩

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 25w

In this particular circumstance the 3500 workers in question already make 6 figures, plus benefits plus pensions and want a 15% raise that would require fare increases, job cuts, and/or service cuts to pay for. They provide a service that 300,000 people a day use. When is enough enough

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

Transportation communications union lol

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