As a public sector employee I can tell you that union protection does have its merits, basically a citizen complains to the media about a percieved slight and the administrations first reaction is to can the employee to avoid the politics…… do unions make it hard to fire bad employees?…absolutely…… do they also protect good employees from the politics…..absolutely

Imagine if a some unscrupulous blogger were to edit a tape to make it look like a person said something she hadnt…..the politicians then over react and fire the employee?……. I know it sounds far fetched, but…….