On Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:11:17 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:


And you don't know the job categories the SEIU represents, either. Well,
what should one expect in a newsgroup full of right-wingers with ****
for brains.

I agree they get confused with AFGE, FOP, teachers unions and several
other government service unions but it is a distinction without a
difference. The conflicts of interest with a union that also pays into
the campaigns of the law makers they negotiate with is clearly
troubling and why it was actually illegal until 50-60 years ago. That
is also when the die for bankrupt local government was cast.
(The federal government just prints more money.)
When you have legislators negotiating union contracts that will be
time bombs set to go off after they leave office you have the recipe
for disaster. You need look no farther than the state of California
but just about any large city in the US is in trouble because of
pensions and health care costs for retired workers who make more in
retirement than they ever made working.