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Unions in government help prevent political cronyism. My wife is a Deputy District Attorney for the county we live in. Two years after she was hired a new D.A. was elected who quickly tried to get rid of existing employees so that he could hire political friends, and children of prominent campaign contributors. The union was the only thing that prevented many capable, experienced prosecutors from being fired.
In the private sector companies need to do a good job at their business or they will go out of business eventually. In government that is not the case. The latest elected official is best off giving favors to those that helped him get into power. That means giving jobs to unqualified people who have no incentive to do their job is the best thing for the elected official.
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