If the state is telling you that you can't strike, then you definitely need the ability to strike. Like, I get the idea that there are some sectors too important for disruption, but the solution to that is to make those jobs good enough that nobody working them feels the need to strike. A ban on striking just gives the state an absurd amount of leverage, meaning those workers eat a ton of pain and then eventually quit. I would rather have veteran public servants working happily to keep the Commonwealth moving smoothly than see heavy employee churn kick out everyone with an ounce of experience while the newbies hired in have all the optimism and joy ground out of them.