America is not Poland of twenty-six years ago. We are not trying to get out from under the yoke of communism, we are trying to keep from going under it.
In this country unions have become tools of the Democrats and forces for socialism. They are unecessary and ultimately damaging to those who desire good jobs at decent wages. Toyota makes a profit in this country; GM does not. One of the main reasons for this is unions. Toyota workers have jobs with good wages and benefits; GM workers are losing theirs.
If employees make themselves valuable enough to their employers, they will receive good wages and benefits. Conversely, if they do jobs that anyone could do (most WalMart jobs, burger flippers, etc.) or do their jobs poorly, then they will always be fighting an uphill battle to earn decent wages. That is a result of the free market. The good thing is that anyone is free to do the things that are necessary (gain skills, get an education, work harder and smarter than the next guy) to make himself or herself a valued employee. In such a system everyone benefits--the employee earns more money, the employer earns more profit. Win-win.
Should WalMart have people working off the books? Of course not. But as we see from this case, America has a system in place to ensure that such abuses are kept to a minimum and that employees are compensated when abuses occur. It is a system of checks and balances, and it works a whole lot better than any money- and freedom-grabbing union ever could.
In my plan you could join ANY unions, even Republican Conservative one. And you could organize the new one.
Yeah, lawyers and multimillion court cases.
Q. What's the difference between a burger-flipper and the CEO of Home Depot?
A. The burger-flipper doesn't get a $216 million severance package when he screws up his job.