No Different than the ability of any citizens to assemble freely.

The real misunderstanding about Unions costing the state governments to much money is based on how the state controlled pension funds have been misappropriated. No different that our Social Security funds.

Every Citizen pays a Union Due ( a few actually whether you want to or not, taxes ) Social Security. You pay an amount from every paycheck you receive towards a fund that benefits you. I’m surprised we are not organized citizens in a fashion similar to organized labor. Atleast we would be more proactive sooner than later when it comes to SOC SEC checks.

Public Sector Unions asked for a pension and were granted one by an elected public official, and that was clearly described in the written contract. Why now have states decided they made a mistake by blaming their financial woes on Public Unions? They claim pension payments are to excessive. If it is excessive why was it agreed to? Why now must we back out of our agreement?

The real problems go farther beyond attempted party blame. Fractional Reserve Banking. Look that up and learn how Debt is so necessary for growth in our style of economy, and how by the simple addition of circulating currency is the cause of inflation, minimum wage increase, pension increases, raised taxes, etc.

In reality nothing actually costs more than it did 100 years ago when not compared in dollars but rather a percentage of Income Vs Expenses.