Oh that we’d someday see a Republican movement to eliminate unions in government!
I wouldn't agree with that either. I strongly disagree with the concept of the "closed-shop" union, where membership is mandatory for holding a given position. Such is the case at Ford, GM, Chrysler, and numerous other places. The USW had its lock on the steel industry for decades, before foreign competition busted that monopoly. Electric utility workers are generally bound to be union members in many places - if you want to work as an electrician or lineman, you have to be a member of the IBEW or UWUA.
Closed shops are even law in some states.
What we need is a national "right to work" law that outlaws closed-shop union contracts, and allows people the freedom of association as outlined in the constitution. That is, people should be free to associate as they see fit, and to join a union or NOT join a union as they see fit. It's time for the union monopoly to finally be busted.
Amen.