DeMint: Cut Collective Bargaining

After pay freezes and furloughs, a ban on collective bargaining rights for federal employees may be the next topic of discussion for lawmakers.

In a recent interview with ThinkProgress, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said he'd like to see collective bargaining eliminated for all government employees. Currently, most federal workers can bargain over some workforce issues. Airport screeners at the Transportation Security Administration, one of the most notable exceptions, recently were granted limited bargaining privileges.

"I think it just doesn't make sense," DeMint said. "When we're elected as representatives to determine the fiscal condition of the government, then to have an unelected third party bargaining at the table with monopoly power, it just doesn't make any sense."

Watch the interview: