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March 29, 2011

U.S. Senator DeMint Hopes Federal Employees Lose Collective Bargaining Rights 
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In other labor news, Republican Sen. Jim De Mint of South Carolina has
said he hopes to see all federal employees lose the right to
collectively bargain. He made the comments in an interview with the
website Think Progress.org.

Scott Keyes: "Senator, would you like to see some of these bills that we
see at a state level curbing the collective bargaining rights of public
employees' unions, would you like to see those on a federal level?"

Sen. Jim De Mint: "I don't believe collective bargaining has any place
in government.

Scott Keyes: Including at a federal level?"

Sen. Jim De Mint: "Including at the federal level. That's what elections
are, collective bargaining, for people who are [inaudible]. I think it
just doesn't make sense. When we're elected as representatives, to
determine the fiscal condition of the government, then to have an
unelected third party bargaining at the table with monopoly power, it
just doesn't make any sense."



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