The mistake was in letting these wages get out of line in the first place. It was not sustainable, but the guys who took these jobs did not know better, and now they've got this.
I agree. Look, I dislike unions as much as the next guy - but a lot of folks are going to be homeless, either way this goes. That may be a necessary thing, but I take no joy in it.
The mistake was in letting these wages get out of line in the first place. It was not sustainable, but the guys who took these jobs did not know better, and now they've got this.""
The unions whip people up into a frenzy about getting more and more and more and more. Then they vote for strikes, which only hurt the workers. The Union employees ALWAYS get paid. Been there, done that. BTDT. In membership in 5 different unions up to the age of 36, I never found it to be different or rational. They struck themselves into oblivion.