even, fdr, the democrat hero, was against public sector unions. > the founders of the labor movement viewed unions as a vehicle to get workers more of the profits they help create. government workers, however, dont generate profits. they merely negotiate for more tax money. when government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers. f.d.r. considered this unthinkable and intolerable. government collective bargaining means voters do not have the final say on public policy. instead their elected representatives must negotiate spending and policy decisions with unions. that is not exactly democratic  a fact that unions once recognized.
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