Originally Posted by Ghery

If govenment service is like it was when I worked for Uncle Sugar in the 1970s, they don't need a union. 1 year keeping your nose clean and you got "career" status. You were darned near bulletproof. Barring some violation of law, or a massive layoff (oop, that's RIF in civil serviceese), you were untouchable. And if you belonged to a protected group (I leave it to your imagination), you were superman (or woman).