In the Army ... and in the union!

Cue up that old Village People song, even though it's about "In the Navy."

The Justice Department last month greenlighted the right of national guard troops to unionize while on state duty, saying that, during that time, they're state employees, not members of the military. Strangely, Strangeabbott has been silent about this, even though the Texas National Guard has been a leader in this push because of Strangeabbott keeping them called up on long terms for Operation Lone Star, then kicking them in the nads in various ways.

The first meeting of the Texas State Employees Union’s Military Caucus is set for this week.

Update: They have met, are officially organized as part of the Texas State Employees Union and met as the Texas State Employees Union's Military Caucus. Since the meeting, the Texas Military Department has moderately addressed two of the concerns Guardsmen had. 

And Military News profiles Hunter Schuler, the man behind the unionization drive. Also, per this piece, while TMD may have moderately addressed a couple of Guardsmen concerns, it has at the same time gone into anti-union demagoguery and more, all surely at the beck and call of Strangeabbott.

Question: Where's R.F. O'Rourke, aka Beto-Bob, on this? As of a day or two ago, I saw nothing on his Twitter feed after direct questioning about his stance. Per that update, it's clear that many Guardsmen think they're being used as political pawns. Open, outright and vocal support of their unionization would seem to be a no-brainer. That said, per the Military News link, at least in the past, Democrats haven't looked on military unionization much more favorably than Republicans.