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Not at all. The government making regulations to protect unions is in fact taking sides. The government should be "colorblind" in this case.

Employers should absolutely have the power to fire at will. Unions can still exist in that context, but they'd need to actually bring something positive to the table—I know most union supporters hate that idea. As it is, unions are against management. They actively work to make the business they work for less competitive—they are like early colonialism, they seek to extract wealth from the company they work for, and who cares if they kill it.

Instead, they should be the pool of skilled labor. better than training someone off the street. "Hire us because we're BETTER." "We cost more, but we're worth it!"

That is an entirely legitimate model, but it would have to be true. Given that for many unions the reality is instead "we're lazy, and less productive!" I can see your point.

Regarding this legislation, it ONLY applies to State workers. It is not easy to move such legislation to the private secotr, and in fact may be impossible given other laws on the books. Federal workers to not have the rights of WI state employees. Even FDR didn't think government workers should unionize.