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Harry[_2_]

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:58:49 -0500, Harry
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:52:16 -0500, Harry
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DeMint blocked the nomination, saying that Southers would unionize the
TSA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
That sounds like a reasonable demand. Federal employees already make
130% of what the rest of the country makes for similar work, along
with a great benefits package.. Do they really need a union?
They could fix this with one line in some bill renaming a post office
somewhere.

Whether any group of employees needs a union is a decision that should
be left to the employees.

There was a fuss here by the mindless righties that Obama had not yet
named a TSA director. The usual morons participated. Well, the fault
lies with the senator from South Carolina.

It is still stuck in committee. If they wanted to they could bring it
to a vote tomorrow.

I am not sure "union" and Federal government really go together. There
used to be a law.

Union rights are very restricted in the federal and in most state and
local governmental service. Postal employees can bargain for wages,
hours, and working conditions, but they are specifically exempt for the
most part from the federal regs that restrict unions.