RULING IS NOT ANTI-UNION BUT IS LIBERTY FOR WORKERS
LEGISLATION NEEDED TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE
The supreme court has ruled that public sector workers can no longer be forced to join or support a union. It does not enjoin unions from representing public sector workers but now makes it voluntary. Workers will now have to affirmatively choose to join the union, they will no longer be automatically a member.
Why it was ever considered Ok for people to be forced into a union against their will is hard to comprehend. That has been the case for near 40 years. Now unions may have to better represent all their members in matters of the workplace, rather than being a propaganda arm of the Democratic party.
While this ruling is not anti-union, it is going change the relationship of government workers and their union. It may very well now require the union to be more responsive to their members and to represent the will of all their members. They may be forced to restrain themselves on issues not related to the workplace. Unions may need to become less political to hold a large number of their potential members. If they choose to double down and become more political or harass and coerce workers to join the union they risk self destruction.
It is now imperative that congress now pass strong legislation to protect those who choose not to join the union. It has been the history of some union members to threaten, harass and even engage in violence against those workers who disagree with them. While this ruling does not limit a unions ability to encourage members to join, any attempt to force, coerce or threaten non-members may cost them dearly.
I expect this may roll over to the private sector in the future, but will be less of an issue. People in manufacturing, mining and other labor intensive jobs do need more representation to insure safety for their workers. I believe they will have an easier time maintaining their memberships if they focus on the workplace and not on social issues.
This is America were people should have the right to join or not join whatever group they so desire.
It is only right to be able to choose if you want to join or not. Unions have brain washed people to a point that they need their paper to take to the polls to tell them who to vote for.
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