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snakopaks t1_j7i5t4q wrote

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Are you familiar with the Taylor Law

Setting aside what's "right", public-sector strikes are illegal in New York. The flipside is union contracts continue in perpetuity when a new one isn't negotiated (the "Triborough Amendment"), unlike in the private sector. It creates a strong status quo bias.

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j7i5uow wrote

Taylor Law

>The Public Employees Fair Employment Act, more commonly known as the Taylor Law, is Article 14 of the New York State Civil Service Law, which defines the rights and limitations of unions for public employees in New York. The Public Employees Fair Employment Act (the Taylor Law) is a New York State statute, named after labor researcher George W. Taylor. It authorizes a governor-appointed State Public Employment Relations Board to resolve contract disputes for public employees while curtailing their right to strike. The law provides for mediation and binding arbitration to give voice to unions, but work stoppages are made punishable with fines and jail time.

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brownredgreen t1_j7i708s wrote

Slavery was permitted by The State.

It was always wrong, always immoral.

If you cant stop working, you are a slave. Currently, barring a criminal conviction in a court, slavery is not allowed in the US.

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snakopaks t1_j7ibklp wrote

Yes, slavery was and is immoral. You said illegal though, not immoral. Folks are of course free to quit their jobs, they don't have to keep working for the government. A strike is a little more specific than that.

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snakopaks t1_j7ibqpk wrote

Also if you don't like that it's illegal, advocate for making it legal by repealing the Taylor Law

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brownredgreen t1_j7ibw95 wrote

Is Moral Law, law?

Is a white horse, a horse?

If the Moral Law, is Law, then strikes are never illegal

If Moral Law is not Law, then white horses arent horses.

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snakopaks t1_j7ilebd wrote

In New York, apparently not. I support repealing the Taylor Law, sounds like you do too?

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