8/2012
County Commissioner Jack Russek wrote about not letting any party control county government in his letter last week.
I wonder if Russek brought this up 2 years ago when a County Commissioner Candidate [Leonard Wozniak] was endorsed by an UNION (Wright County Deputies Association) and did fairly well?? [Wozniak will again be on the ballot in 2012]
A local party unit endorsing a local candidate is as local as it gets. People tend to like to know where a candidate stands on local issues and knowing if they are supported by a local group of residents (note union members wouldn't necessarily be residents) can provide some information, as well as getting to know the candidates as they campaign or by calling and speaking with the candidate.
Letter from FDR Regarding Collective Bargaining of Public Unions written August 16, 1937.
All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service. It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management.
The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with Government employee organizations.
Particularly, I want to emphasize my conviction that militant tactics have no place in the functions of any organization of Government employees.
A strike of public employees manifests nothing less than an intent on their part to prevent or obstruct the operations of Government until their demands are satisfied. Such action, looking toward the paralysis of Government by those who have sworn to support it, is unthinkable and intolerable.
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