Crack down on Unions in the public sector...

This takes some time to view, but I'm putting it here because this will be a very crucial turning point for some of the last good jobs in our country.

When Reagan wanted to start union busting, he picked upon the public sector jobs held by Air Traffic controllers. The so called Middle American should take heed. This is not good for the middle class or working people.

We, the "people" is meaning you, Tea Bag Party, or as you say of yourselves, "We, the People are back and we VOTE!" on the bill board in my city, bought for you by Big Business.  But, I digress. YOU, who thunderously elected your own worst enemies, are going to be the ones who initiate this. Congratulations!

The ones who suffer the most are going to be public sector employees, like firemen, policemen, and teachers, and public transit bus drivers. This will then move, like a horrible Tsunami, through the rest of the economy, just as what Reagan started inevitably overtook and drowned the good paying jobs of Airline Pilots.

Teachers go to school for years to get their required diplomas. They are not the only ones who do this. But, what I'd like to know is how retired people with that sort of education, mandated basically by States or other public agencies who hire them, compare to private sector educators in retirement packets.

Educators in the public sector used to be paid a pittance to teach, and this was clearly an outrage to ask of professionals who needed a master's degree to obtain a Secondary Credential. That is why teachers started a union. Why should janitors look at teachers and expect a pension anywhere near that of a Graduate Degree level pensioner?

Does Steven Greenhouse really believe that school janitors feel entitled to a pension packet that compares to teachers? Most janitors I ever met at the schools I worked at were pretty smart people but they never spent five years or more in college honing their skills.

This is the LINK for National Priorities Project that Michael Zweig was talking about at the end of the commentary.