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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 810510" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>Given that the Union leaders have already stated their willingness to accept all the economic provisions in this bill (all the parts which actually do save the state money), this standoff is not about WI's deficit. It's about busting a union. It comes down to whether you believe that unionism and collective bargaining are a natural right of the working class, or whether you believe those things are a privilege granted by the state/employer. If you think (as I do) that unionism/collective bargaining is a right, then any law which seeks to take away those rights is unjust by definition and you should be opposed to this bill. If you think it's a privilege that can be taken away at the sole discretion of the state or your employer that's fine, but keep in mind that that reasoning can be used against you as well. And you can't have it both ways, ie, you can't say that it's a right for some workers but not for others because that makes it a defacto privilege. Ultimately there is someone who will think that you shouldn't have that privilege either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 810510, member: 4805"] Given that the Union leaders have already stated their willingness to accept all the economic provisions in this bill (all the parts which actually do save the state money), this standoff is not about WI's deficit. It's about busting a union. It comes down to whether you believe that unionism and collective bargaining are a natural right of the working class, or whether you believe those things are a privilege granted by the state/employer. If you think (as I do) that unionism/collective bargaining is a right, then any law which seeks to take away those rights is unjust by definition and you should be opposed to this bill. If you think it's a privilege that can be taken away at the sole discretion of the state or your employer that's fine, but keep in mind that that reasoning can be used against you as well. And you can't have it both ways, ie, you can't say that it's a right for some workers but not for others because that makes it a defacto privilege. Ultimately there is someone who will think that you shouldn't have that privilege either. [/QUOTE]
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