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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always thought unions in the federal government were a bit odd.  Federal employment already comes with entire volumes of regulations that protect employment, govern hiring and benefits, provide due process and avenues of appeal for nearly everything.  It is a fundamentally different environment than the private sector.

And in my experience, union negotiations provide at best minimal added benefits to employees.  And they create an "us v. them" mindset.  In order for the union to show value, it has to paint management and not caring at all about the employees.  Why would management not care?  It isn't a profit-driven environment where worker exploitation can lead to better profits, etc.  Unions also can create a perverse incentive for management to give less than they may even want to for fear of a "slippery slope" and creating permanent entitlement that they can't alter if conditions change.  Look at those agencies that are not unionized.  Are staff there really any worse off than unionized environments?  I don't think so.

Unions are here to stay and I'm not arguing that they are bad.  I'm just saying that I'm not sure the added value is worth the money, division they create, and often LONG delay in making beneficial changes.

One thing that is good is the "free" representation they can provide in disciplinary proceedings, and appeals of various things.  That can be nice for some, certainly.

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Unions don’t cause the “us” versus “them” culture. That culture is a byproduct of toxic workplaces and it exits even in workplaces where there are no unions.[/quote]

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