BBQMan,

Very interesting post that you copied from somewhere.

I thought the last sentence was very interesting in saying that unions are obsolete.

In the Federal government there are several unions - AFGE, NAGE, NFFE, and more. They have no say in setting pay scales or grades; they cannot strike; and they do provide service for both members and non-members. No one is forced to join a Federal union.

They are very important in the grievance process for an employee when it comes to promotions, demotions, reprimands, or dismissal. The unions also are helpful in other discliniplary situations or even in the hiring process to ensure that the best qualified applicants are referred for consideration by a selecting official instead of hiring based on nepotism or favors owed.

The Wisconsin unions were state unions and I never worked with state but only Federal unions - which are completely different.

All Federal employees, union or not, pay into their retirement system at the Social Security rate; pay into their health plan; get the same sick leave and annual leave; and have the same protection as each other.

Learn what you can about the topic and then write a post in your own words.