More on unions

What is wrong with public unions. Before I get into the details, understand that in the US the district attorneys are elected and in most big cities the election is determined by how the police union votes. In other words the DA owes his position to the police. Many agree that this puts the DA between a rock and a hard place when the accused is a police officer. Lets look at the situation with the St Paul school district. Four candidates closely aligned with the district’s teachers union won a majority of seats on the St. Paul school board Tuesday in a rout that cranks up the heat on Superintendent Valeria Silva in the state’s second-largest school system. The same thing happens in the MPLS school district. First off the election is held in August when the turnout is very low. Teachers select candidates that are favorable to their views and then they campaign for them. These candidates usually win and then they negotiate with the teachers representatives for contracts. The board members are using tax payer money and it is usually easier to spend someone else money. Over the years money has been short so negotiators offer legacy benefits (retirement stuff like pensions and health insurance).The result is that career teachers retire at age 62 with more net income than while they were working. In recent negotiations this strategy has changed and teachers are asking for more money up front. That only makes sense since the need for money is greater when you have a mortgage, kids to feed and college ahead. Here is a quote from FDR. “It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” When government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers. F.D.R. considered this “unthinkable and intolerable