I have no problem with unions in general; whenever employers take undue advantage of employees, they need to be blocked and called to task. But, here's the rub: when unions get powerful enough to prevent employers from disciplining or dismissing unfit and/or unwilling workers, that crosses the line.
We know all too well that the Department of Veterans Affairs, most particularly in V.A. hospitals and clinics, has done a grave disservice to the American military vet. Literally, men and women have died because the V.A. has not done its job and supervisors have consistently lied in an organized, national effort to cover their tracks.
Something has to change.
But, while V.A. management is attempting to get rid of the dead weight, no play on words intended, it is being met with stiff resistance from the American Federation of Government Employees. All things considered, that appears to me to be un-American and a direct attack on the men and women who served and put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms and liberties. Shouldn't the union be the first one to say to its labor force: "Do your job and take care of these vets or we're not going to stand behind you?"
But, that is not the case and the union itself becomes directly responsible for treating our vets like crap. This union has every legal reason I can think of to be decertified.
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