You must always, and only, blame union workers here at FR.
You must always, and only, blame union workers here at FR
Is that FreeRepublic’s policy or just your opinion.
The one thing about Free Republic is that you are free to disagree with any post (including this one).
So go ahead and defend Unions no one is stopping you.
I believe that if a group of people want to bargain collectively with a company for their services, they are free to do so. If, as a collective Union, they offer something that is of greater value to the company than having individual non-Union employees, the company would be wise to contract for that collective labor.
My personal experience with Unions, however; is not good.
I worked in aerospace for awhile. As far as I could tell, the only purpose of the Union was to preserve the Union. The union offered nothing in efficiency, skill, commitment or innovation. I was always in trouble with the Union for trying to promote those things.
In the midst of a Union Machinist strike, I was personally threatened by several individuals who just the day before I had been working with amicably.
I do not blame Union workers, I blame the Union. They need to offer something of value, not the threat of violence or damage to property.
After three years in aerospace, I move on to Silicon Valley and had an enjoyable career, inventing, innovating and moving technology forward without the drag of a union.