Latest Breaking News

angrychair

(12,545 posts)

9. PATCO is not this situation

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:45 AM

Aug 2025

Over 400,000 people work just for the VA. If even half to two thirds strike or hopefully more, most are medical professionals that do not have any replacement for what they do. None. Even if you mobilized the military medical core it would still be impossible and would dramatically impact military readiness.

I know a lot of people think crazy stuff like "they will just fire everyone" that is likely not legal and no matter what the rhetoric is, impossible to do for a host of reasons.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

16 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

VA terminates key union contracts [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 OP

Just in time for Labor Day. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #1

It's the ole' "unions are protecting bad workers" argument. mdbl Aug 2025 #2

Great! BidenRocks Aug 2025 #3

Strike. angrychair Aug 2025 #4

It's for sure how they'd be fired n/t SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #5

That's the beauty of collective bargaining angrychair Aug 2025 #6

I'm saying that it's up to them... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #7

And this regime wants to get rid of the VA --- perfect! erronis Aug 2025 #8

PATCO is not this situation angrychair Aug 2025 #9

First, it is absolutely legal... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #10

Lots of union agreements angrychair Aug 2025 #11

A no-strike clause is one thing... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #13

So boot licking it is I guess angrychair Aug 2025 #14

I personally find it hard to negatively judge... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #15

I get that angrychair Aug 2025 #16

So Doug Collins is shilling for TSF? Seinan Sensei Aug 2025 #12