Looks like it's going to the Governor who will sign it today. It's a broad reaching, budget saving move that will prevent Unions from demanding outrageous benefits, prevent them from automatically collecting dues and using it to fund democrats. People will now not be FORCED to join a union in the public sector. They can still negotiate raises but raises and promotions MUST be based on merit and performance, just like the "real" world.
Just because a union demands outrageous benefits, doesn't mean the government has to agree to them.
Here's a thought: if you want to reduce medical costs, negotiate them. If you can't negotiate, fire everyone and re-hire different workers. If there is a clause that you can't fire them for striking - well then you shouldn't have negotiated that clause in the past. All of these things can be conditions in the next round of negotiations.
Legally restricting someone's freedom of assembly seems like a terrible way to achieve this.
Where is the responsibility on the government side of only agreeing to a deal they can afford? Of going through with the deals they agreed to?
There union is only holding the government hostage if they're forced to agree to terms (I've never seen any law that they have to agree with union demands). The government frequently bends over to unions because they're more concerned with the personal political harm a strike would cause then budget deficits. That's a problem with the politicians - not the unions.
