# So, are ITRC's suggestions well-advised?

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**Created:** [February 24, 2015, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-itrcs-suggestions-well-advised/713501 "2015-02-24T10:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-itrcs-suggestions-well-advised/713501/21 "2015-02-27T05:15:42Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> 5- This is red meat for the right wing. The evil evil unions must be crushed, not because of their role in creating the middle class but because they are a source of revenue for Democratic candidates.

I don’t agree. I think this is payment to the business interests. They want to disempower unions (which is pretty much a done deal at this point) in order to keep labor costs down. Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-itrcs-suggestions-well-advised/713501/22 "2015-02-27T14:44:17Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

[Not from Illinois, are you?](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-bruce-rauner-labor-union-illinois-corrupt-edit-20150213-story.html)

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> You could conclude from the hot political bombast across frigid Illinois that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to destroy public sector labor unions, starving them of fees from state workers.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-itrcs-suggestions-well-advised/713501/23 "2015-02-27T14:50:33Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I don’t agree. I think this is payment to the business interests. They want to disempower unions (which is pretty much a done deal at this point) in order to keep labor costs down. Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

[Not from Illinois, are you?](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-bruce-rauner-labor-union-illinois-corrupt-edit-20150213-story.html)

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> You could conclude from the hot political bombast across frigid Illinois that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to destroy public sector labor unions, starving them of fees from state workers.

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