They hold the people hostage, not some rich CEO. For example the Transportation union in New York city went on strike around 10 years ago and basically shut down the whole city preventing millions of people from getting to work. All the subways, buses were shut down. Now why the hell does a business run by the city need a union for? It’s ridiculous, because what they are striking against are themselves, the people of the city who make absolutely none of the decisions when it comes to pay and benefits. I grew up in New York city, I call it the leftist sewerhole of the east coast. Every freakin’ government employee has a union, what the hell for? It’s ludicrous.
Exactly. If they would stick to the legitimate purpose of individual “conditions of employment” grievances one could consider them a positive influence. Expanding the function of the Union in pursuit of power is not productive for our country and needs to be recognized as such and the Unions need to be pushed back a good deal. Right to work is one way. Calling it one thing when it is something else is a commie tactic and just muddies the issue. Be bold conservatives! Call it what it is. Legislation to return Unions to their legitimate function. Poll tested phrases that obscure are libtard techniques.
I was there that week. I saw a guy rollerblading down the street to get to work. :-)
This was post 9/11, when NYC was still recovering. The strike only lasted a couple of days -- until the NY Post published the union's demands, and what the average transit worker was already earning, and what the city was offering.
When that information was published, public sentiment quickly swung against the union. People living and working in NYC were pissed, and the leadership of the union quickly realized they should settle before the city started hiring replacements.