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Years ago when Air Traffic Controllers went on strike then-President Ronald Reagan fired/replaced all of them. Would you have done so? Why?

Do people have a right to go on strike? Do those against whom they strike have the right to fire them? Which side are you on and why?

Posted - December 3, 2016
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    I REMEMBER THAT VERY WELL,  HE WARNED THEM WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY DIDN'T RETURN TO WORK , I AGREED WITH HIM.
     I THINK UNIONS TODAY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF JOBS BY UNREASONABLE DEMANDS AND PROTECTING BAD EMPLOYEES.
      December 3, 2016 12:00 PM MST
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  • 3934


    And while you're doing that, contemplate the following: During the 1950s and 1960s, which most people consider a "Golden Age" for the American economy, the private workforce was about 35%-40% unionized. At the time of the PATCO incident, the private workforce was about 20-25% unionized. Today, the US private workforce is about 7% unionized. If TEH STOOPID EBIL COMMIE DEMOCRAP YUNYUNZ were such a terrible thing, why were the times most people regard as America's most prosperous also the times of highest workforce unionization?
      December 3, 2016 12:05 PM MST
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