I'm not buying that comparison. Labor unions in the United States have been formed for the purpose of collective bargaining and collective action against the businesses that employ their members. Those characteristics have been memorialized in labor law at state and federal levels. Fortunately, there are right to work states that have given individuals the freedom to work without the interference from a labor union. Absent the iron hand of government to enforce their thuggery, the labor unions don't compete particularly well in the free market.
“Absent the iron hand of government to enforce their thuggery, . . .”
Now we knew that would eventually have to come around, didn’t we?
I think you will find many more, one time business leaders in prison than union leaders and many more ex-cons who were business leaders than ex-cons who were former union leaders.
Evidently you don’t realize that the Chamber of Commerce is a collective who’s purpose is to lobby for and to promote the agenda of its membership at all level of political life.
Recent business history in our nation has been a kaleidoscope of theft. In the 80s we had Milkin and Boskey(sp) and the rest of the Wall Street Scandle, plus the theft of pension funds by M&A con artist. The 90s gave us the S&L scandle. The beginning of 21st century gave us the dot com bomb, and today we have the sub-prime blow up that has cost tens of billions of dollars.
Unions are amateurs as thugs when compared to business.