Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes [in Him] has eternal life. John 6:47
For everything, there is a time and a purpose. For something’s however, their protracted stay becomes the bane of their existence. So it is with Unions.
One can debate the pros and cons of Unions. There is a plethora of reasons on both sides. I do believe however, that one can believe in the purposes and stated goals of Unions while also agree that their days are nearing.
Whenever someone speaks out against Unions, union members understandably become defensive. One can say we refer only to the bosses, but that would be half-truth. The whole truth is, when you bargain collectively, we condemn you collectively if your job is not performed. If individually-hopefully we get there-public servants would be fired or promoted based on their individual merit.
Unionization has become the single greatest threat to the reputation of teachers especially. Good employees are forced to work with not so good employees to no avail. The few corrupt the whole and now we the taxpayers are getting closer to throwing the whole of you out.
The purpose of a Union is to garner collectively, more of a company’s Profits for the workers. In Government, there is no Profit to garner. When Union bosses strong-arm, they strong-arm the Taxpayer, not a fat cat on Wall Street.
The subtlety here is this; in the negotiating process, one group of public servants negotiates with representatives of public servant for public servant wages. The union negotiating process has worked to create a situation where the only people missing from the bargaining process are the bosses; the taxpayers for those who need reminding.
The Profit that should emanate from a public servant is for the public to be adequately served. When we the taxpayer hear of an education system in decline, exorbitant retirement packages that are underfunded, and the many other inefficiencies in Government, we the people have a problem with that.
Has the US government ever defaulted on its obligations? Do they have a track record of not paying employees? Do we run a tyranny here? With the growth of Unionization among public servants, we would think that America is all those things. We are not. We don’t need middle men.
Profits to a public servant is not dollars and cents, it is a citizenry impressed by the efficiency and high quality with which things are done. Servants serve. If Unions understood what Profits are to a servant, their garnering for profits would transpire differently.
If you are not a servant, find a job like the rest of us. If not, when you collectively bargain, bargain to make our government the most efficient in the world. Bargain that fewer of you will perform at a rate greater than you did prior.
We would all agree that all ships rise with the tide. The problem is, our collective mindset has become for us an anchor instead of a paddle.
