Benefits in the public sector union

1. Should government employees, represented by public sector unions, enjoy better benefits in terms of pay, pensions, healthcare benefits, and paid time off than the citizens (taxpayers) that ultimately pay for these benefits?

References:

• W. H. Holley, W. H. Ross and R. S. Wolters. (2017). The Labor Relations Process (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.
  • Chapter 13 Labor Relations in the Public Sector
  • Chapter 14 Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries
• Video
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/23/how-curb-power-public-employee-unions/4538685001/
• Turner, L. (2018). Democracy at work: Changing world markets and the future of labor unions. Cornell University Press. Available in the ProQuest Ebook Central database in our Virtual Library.Links to an external site.
• Xiong, W., & Wang, T. (2018). Labor relations and new generation employees. International Journal of Conflict Management, 29(5), 591-616. Available in the ProQuest Central database in our Virtual Library.Links to an external site.
• Doctoroff Media Group (2012). What happened to organized labor? In Moyers & Company: Fighting for fair play on tv, and taxes [Video]. Available in Films On Demand database in our Virtual Library.