And it seems to have worked fairly well. Thank you.
I look at some of the economies around the world that are now among the most productive and whose economies are doing the best: some of the advanced European countries, and Germany, Brazil, and Korea, which have high rates of unionization.
I was struck, Ms. Benson, when you said that the Public Service Staff Relations Act says that this should be based on “mutual respect and harmonious relations”. Yet Mr. Thomas said that it seems that the public service is filled with people who “don't like going to work” and talked about “the horrors of...working in government employment”.
Which is it? Is it a horror show? Or is it harmonious relations and a decent place to work? Can you describe what's actually happening today?