I am a union man, born and bred and I'll die a union man.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

They dont go away....the positions will remain...but what type of services will you get if they are underpaid and/ or at the mercy of the current administration. Political patronage can be a bad thing....sorry if I offended you but I am a public employee myself..

The current antigovernment vibe isjust too much for me sometimes....

I just retired with over 38 years in Federal service myself. I'm by no means anti-government, but still don't support public sector unions (nor did FDR, BTW).