Public workers go beyond the call of duty more than any other profession, but in many ways are treated worse than workers in the private sector. In the private sector most workers get perks that public workers will never get, such as bonuses and, holidays off. Unionized private sector workers have the legal right to strike at the expiration of their contracts. Striking or the threat of a strike is the most powerful weapon a union can have in negotiations ( Meara, 2010). Public workers in most states by law are not allowed to strike under any circumstances. Public workers can and will be jailed for striking. Is this a fair practice for public servants? There are different types of public servants who take care of the public. You have Police, fire fighters, medical personnel, teachers, and, trash collectors. Of course without these essential workers life for the general public can be difficult to say the least. Having the right to strike is an essential ingredient of a free society( LA Times, 1986). But when public sector workers strike it’s illegal. What makes it ok for a bus company to strike when they can cause thousands of commuters to be stranded, or gas companies who can cause people to freeze in their own homes if they decided to strike in the winter. For people who work in the private sector their knowledge of what goes on in the public sector is unclear. Private sector worker get there information mainly from the newspaper or the news. Without a true understanding of what is happening to public sector employees, they can only assume that public workers get better perks than them. Most private sector employees do not know that public workers can’t strike. When negotiating labor contracts break down in the private sector they will strike without concern to the general public, and with no consequence other than maybe not getting paid for time off for the strike. When they settle their dispute everybody will report back to work as if nothing happened. The thought of a strike by public workers will cause great despair for the general public by creating a sense of fear by not having their trash picked up, children not getting their education, firefighters not protecting your homes or business, doctors not saving lives, or police not protecting your
Argumentative Essay An interracial family of cats lives behind your house. The family includes a blue cat, a red cat and a purple cat. A man wearing a black suit, a blue tie, and carrying a large suit case asks to use your cats in a commercial for IAMS cat food. Would you say yes? Advertisements featuring interracial families have generated vituperative comments online. Nevertheless, interracial families should unquestionably be allowed in commercials for they have influenced alliances between…
Argumentative Essay Cigarettes Should Not Be Banned Word Count: 1057 Tobacco products, cannabis and alcohol are amongst one of the most used recreational drugs in Australia. Australian’s smoke approximately 21 billion cigarettes a year. Advocates against the production, sale and use of cigarettes suggest so on the basis of the associated health risks and smoking as an environmental hazard. However, to consider the banishment of cigarettes does not consider basic human rights to its most simple…
Dawn Reynolds Professor Miller Eng 104 5, July 2008 The Negative Effects of the School Choice Program “The school choice program is a directive of the No Child Left Behind Act, which was passed in December 2001 by a bipartisan coalition led by President bush and Senator Ted Kennedy” (Snell 36). The school choice program allows families to expand educational options by transferring their children to a public school outside of their home district. The school choice program is ineffective…
JayDee Johnson III November 20th 2012 101.06 Professor Drew Why you Should Have a Healthy Diet Why should you maintain and strive to have a healthy diet? A healthy diet can better improve your overall well-being. Having such a diet can keep you at a weight you want and help you feel better about yourself. A nutritional diet can lead to nothing but good things for your body. It also allows for reduced stress and tension within the body. Individuals should have a healthy diet because it promotes…
Money Student athletes should get paid for playing the game on the college level. First, the school its self makes money off of the athletes. Second, company’s make money off of the athletes playing. Last, the price of an education alone is not enough for the athletes. This subject is important to me because, I am someone that is involved in college athletics. Therefor athletes should be paid for playing on the college level. The first reason why athletes should be paid on the college level is…
Should Higher Taxes Be Imposed On Fast Food? Do you know how many people die yearly because of health problems? Due to the invasion of fast food restaurants in the United States, health problems, such as obesity and diabetes, are increasing; as a result the mortality rates are increasing over the years. “According to the National Institutes of Health, obesity and overweight [sic] together are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, close behind tobacco use. An estimated…
Student Name Instructor Course Date of Submission On Preventing the Use of Drugs in School Between one in five and one in three high school students in America have used drugs or alcohol.1 Many of these children see drugs for the first time while they are at school. The ever-increasing problem of teenage drug use can hardly be understated. That is why teachers should have the right to search students for drugs on school grounds. The Fourth Amendment states that “The right of the people to be…
DaviesBalogun 1 Alexis DaviesBalogun Freshman Year Seminar Dr. Sara Frear 5 November 2014 Write a 750 1000word argumentative essay answering this question: How can the experience of disability contribute to the study of the liberal arts? The meaning of the liberal arts has changed over time due to the societal and cultural contexts that evolve with the world. Because of the continuous change, the world has defined the arts in many various ways, ranging from dance and music to public speaking…
Briaunna Daniels Professor Angela Drummond- Mathews ENGL.1301 41215 24 March 2014 Losing Weight Losing weight by exercising is an effective way of a healthier lifestyle; it’s more flexible and reliable. Also, it’s a better chance of a permanent weight loss instead of a quick fix change like getting plastic surgery. You work harder at your goal and get the results that you want. It is a working progress and it has been proven that mostly women rely on the surgery more than men. I am against…
The Thing About “It” This past June of 2013 a young Chilean girl was forced to lose her childhood and innocence in more than one way. Belen had become pregnant with her stepfathers child, whom she had been repeatedly raped by, and because of South American laws will become a mother at the ripe age of eleven. Chile just so happens to be one of the 33 countries across the world where abortion is not an option due to the practice being illegal. Currently, there’s an ongoing debate about if the United…
