Elected leaders come and go, but Public Unions just say no.
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Its Founder and Chair is lawyer and author Philip K.
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Public employees have a fiduciary duty to serve the Public and should not be allowed to organize politically to harm the public.
America\'s republican form of government requires an executive branch that is empowered to implement Public policies, not one shackled to union controls.
The solution, Howard argues, is not political but constitutional.
Public Unions keep it that way by brute political force--harnessing the huge cohort of Public employees into a political force dedicated to preventing the reform of government.
There\'s no accountability, detailed union entitlements make government largely unmanageable and unaffordable, and Public policies are driven by what is good for Public employees, not what is good for the public.
Basic tools of good government have been eliminated.
Elected officials answer to Public employees.
Sitting on both sides of the bargaining table has allowed Public Unions to turn the democratic hierarchy upside down.
The Unions brag about it: We elect our own bosses.
Public bargaining became collusive.
Moreover, the political nature of decision-making allowed Unions to provide campaign support to friendly officials.
But government bargaining is not about dividing profits, but making political choices about Public priorities.
Union power in government happened almost by accident in the 1960s, ostensibly to give Public Unions the same bargaining rights as trade unions.
Howard argues that union controls have disempowered elected executives and should be unconstitutional.
With this searing five-point indictment, Philip K.
Schools can\'t work, bad cops can\'t be fired, and politicians sell their souls for union support.
Public Employee Unions have a death grip on the operating machinery of government.
Hiding in plain sight is a fatal defect of modern democracy.
Elected leaders come and go, but Public Unions just say no
