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>>He was right.
>>The governmental employee, by nature of the government's monopoly positon, has a status that differs from those of other employees.
>>That's also true of employees of utilities, rails, etc.
>>That means that dealing with those employees requires different managerial techniques.
>>Firing them is not management - it's bullying.
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>Well, Bill, again, you've not said a word about the tactics of the air traffic controllers union. Do you support their actions at the time?
OK let's stipulate that their demands were unreasonable and that their actions were horrible.
Dealing with people who do unwise and disagreeable things is called management.
Firing a whole mass of employees is not management.
It's union busting.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.