It seems to me that there should be a way to set up an employee group that could protect employees rights, without the forced donations part of it, and the blatant union thug problems that crop up.
Unfortunately, human nature being what it is, I think any attempt to develop one would be wishful thinking on the order of Jimmy Carter. It just wouldn’t work.
Are they un-American? We’ll they sure aren’t pro capitalist. That’s for sure. Most people would agree they’re un-American.