We do trust Professors from Georgetown, don't we? It may be a Jesuit run institution, but it does have high academic standards. So, we should be prepared to accept Professor Joseph A McCartin's assertion that we have it mostly wrong about public service unions. For example, the PATCO incident notwithstanding, President Ronald Reagan was union friendly. What he wasn't was friendly to illegal strikes. As an aside, some historians tell us that President Reagan's actions with regard to PATCO strengthened his hand in negotiations with leaders of the Soviet Union.
I am with President Reagan, himself a one time union leader. Unions are an important part of the economic landscape. But, they are a part only and must be balanced by other forces, just as they balance out management and capital. Capitalism, at least as we practice it, is a messy proposition, but with few exceptions, the other models leave more to be desired.
Regards — Cliff
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