There has been a lot of debate about whether state and local government workers should be...

 

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There has been a lot of debate about whether state and local government workers should be allowed to organize and collectively bargain for increased benefits and enhanced working conditions. This debate has become particularly important during the last third of the twentieth century because unionization in the public sector has grown. a) List the four arguments used to challenge the right of public workers to organize and collectively bargain. b) Do you think public sector unions infringe on the sovereign powers of local governments? Explain. c) Do public sector unions make government officials irresponsible? Explain. d) Should the local government unions have the right to strike? Explain. Given that public workers have the right to organize under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, each state should pass legislation governing labor-management relations in this context. e) Though each state's labor-management legislation will differ, list 5 characteristics that such legislation should address. There has been a lot of debate about whether state and local government workers should be allowed to organize and collectively bargain for increased benefits and enhanced working conditions. This debate has become particularly important during the last third of the twentieth century because unionization in the public sector has grown. a) List the four arguments used to challenge the right of public workers to organize and collectively bargain. b) Do you think public sector unions infringe on the sovereign powers of local governments? Explain. c) Do public sector unions make government officials irresponsible? Explain. d) Should the local government unions have the right to strike? Explain. Given that public workers have the right to organize under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, each state should pass legislation governing labor-management relations in this context. e) Though each state's labor-management legislation will differ, list 5 characteristics that such legislation should address.

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a The four arguments used to challenge the right of public workers to organize and collectively bargain are 1 Cost to taxpayers Critics argue that allowing public sector workers to negotiate for incre... View the full answer