I recently posted a few comments in some diaries in which I was against the transit strike in New York City. Now many of you thought that I was against all strikes in general but that is not that case. I think strikes are a good too for some unions to use and if the teachers unions goes on strike I be right there behind them. However for certain unions it poses a danger to society if they go on strike because they jobs they do are essential to citizen safety. As Calvin Coolidge said when, as governor of Massachusetts, he ordered the end of the police strike because, "There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime"
- Some of you may think I am an anti-progressive from a rich family but that is not the case. I come from a middle class family, my dad is a professor and my mom works at Microsoft. As to where /I stand politically I am in between liberal Democrats, such as yourself, and conservative Democrats, such as Senator Lieberman, so you could say I am moderate. While there are some issues where we might disagree, this one and the death penalty, I am sure we agree on many more than we disagree on such as Social Security, health care, and gun control
- Let me be clear and say that I think this only applies to four groups, police, firemen, transit workers, and air traffic controllers. All four groups do jobs that are essential to public safety and if they go on strike the public is in danger.
- I have heard stories from a friend in which they told me about police and firemen going on strike and in which the number of people who died in fires and the numbers of lootings increased when these groups were on strike.
So in conclusion I am not ant union and anti-strike and I know most of you will still disagree with me and that's ok, difference of opinion is good. But keep in mind we're all Democrats here and while we may disagree on a few issues I am sure we agree on a lot more.