A bridge collapse at Florida International University last week killing six had structural deficiencies. Once again, an official was notified by an engineer prior to the collapse, yet no preventative measures for public safety were taken. Worse yet while testing the span, traffic was allowed to continue under the span.
There is a common theme between this and other disasters like the Parkland shooting. The failures of state and local officials to put public safety as a top priority are not the fault of the individuals who “dropped the ball” so much as the unions to which they all are members.
Union regulations and wage guidelines are set in the contracts of the workers that are employed under them. These are union guidelines outside of those that are required by law such as membership dues and other restrictive job obligations. Unions are Socialist organizations that are designed to insulate their members from the general public. The people who belong to these unions have to pledge their allegiance in writing, and a signature is required. This creates an unspoken code to watch each other’s backs for fear of reprisal, either in the form of pay demotion, or bullying from coworkers. It also creates an air of complacency, not to take on any excessive responsibility. After all their pay is the same as their coworker, so why not let a coworker handle it.
Nearly all federal and state workers are members of one of these Socialist organizations. These huge corporate organizations feed off the backs of the men and women who are members. Workers are often duped into believing that the union can provide better working conditions or better benefits. Almost always, workers have no choice, in order to be an employee; they must join the affiliated union.
The truth is that most federal laws prohibit all those things that the unions are “protecting” the worker from. Any employee can purchase health insurance for far less than what the unions expenses are, not just to the employee, but the contractors that pay the exorbitant fees for the contractual obligations to the unions. State and federal municipalities don’t mind the extra expense, because it is figured into the overblown tax budgets charged to the communities they are supposed to be serving.
So, when you see politicians blaming the N.R.A. or some other intangible thing like “social injustice” or “racism,” they are just deflecting from placing blame where it belongs. The Socialist mindset that is created when members sign up with their respective union inherently puts their interests ahead of the general public or public safety.