Originally Posted by RichieLion

Only talking about negotiating in different economic realities. Private sector unions have to negotiate in the reality that the businesses their members work for have to turn a profit to remain in business, and if the business fails, so do the members employed.

This is not the reality of a public union's negotiations. It's plain and simple and should be obvious to even the most casual observer.

I not speaking to workplace protections, just the stark realities of negotiating with one union have much to lose in over demanding, and one union where this is a remote consideration.