Public vs private union agendas
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The agendas of the public and private sector unions are at odds most of the times and in a small province with some fifteen thousand union members with the majority in the public sector the concerns of the private sector unions gets shuffled to the back most of the time.
by Fisher
This is an interesting topic that I never gave much thought about. Just what are the perceived visible "agendas" of the public and private sectors? Why are there differences between public and private unions and why do they not try to work together for a common goal? Do public sector unions have a much easier time dealing with government groups, than private sector unions who have to deal with money hungry CEOs? Are the public much more sympathetic to the plight of union members than private union disputes, or is it merely because public union disputes are far more visible and usually affect a large portion of the public in one way or another? Why do private unions accept a back seat to public unions? Do they not have the political clout that public unions do, or are they just satisified to follow?