This might be co vered below (I am coming in late), but they are PUBLIC workers, working on the public dime. They provide what have been designated as vital services.
Those are the only workers who cannot strike. Public employees in vital service jobs. They know this when they take the job. It has been the law for decades. But, they cannot be fired for striking. Also in the law it is illegal for the government to "lock them out". According to the law, the only remedy for the government is fines, and the only remedy for the workers is quitting. So, I say fine the crap out of them, and process their resignation letters as fast as you get them. They are very well paid, most making more a year than I do, and they have been offered (IIRC) a 5% per year raise over the next three years. On the public dime. Good riddance I say. On 12/21/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think right to strike is fundamental. > > A worker/employee transaction is nothing more than a basic supply/demand > relationship. If you don't want to pay X dollars for the good and/or > service, you don't get it. When there are a ton of workers competing for > the same job, wages go down. When there aren't any workers for a job, the > wages go up. The company will not pay you one red cent more than they think > you're worth. What if you know you're worth more? Either find a different > job, or force the company to pay you what you think you're worth. What if > you can't force them to pay you more? You leave. That's it. It's very > simple, no one entity controls all of the power, and disallowing the right > to strike gives all authority to the company. Think about Walmart > employees. Whether or not you think their jobs are menial, somebody needs > to do them, and that people must to be paid. If it's so easy to replace > these people, then they should be fired and replaced immediately. If not, > then you pay more. I think you get the picture here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189296 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
