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Discuss the proper penalty for a strike of government employees, such as those providing an essential service to the public. In the New York City Transit Strike, penalties were assessed to the union president and the members. Do you consider these fair and appropriate?

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Labor Relations: Government Employees and Strike Penalties

Discuss the proper penalty for a strike of government employees, such as those providing an essential service to the public. In the New York City Transit Strike, penalties were assessed to the union president and the members. Do you consider these fair and appropriate?

Please view link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_New_York_City_transit_strike

I feel the penalties for this case were more than fair. I recall when in the 1980s Air Traffic Controllers went on strike and President Reagan fired ...

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