As my husband worked in a union factory for several years I disagree with you. Anyone who didn’t want to work could demand to see his union rep and spend several hours doing nothing on paid time. Chrysler had workers sit in the break room, paid still, when they met a quota. That is nonsense. The majority of workers DO take pride but the dead weight is union protected when they should be shown the door. That is want I said could be corrected and American exceptionalism in manufacturing would again be shown!
It's not nonsense if you understand what's going on...In fact it's a sign of efficiency...
Places like that have the labor/cost ratio worked out to a science...They do time studies to know how long it take a good worker to produce the necessary parts...
Those that are too slow don't make it...But then there are those who can produce faster...Many factories have specific space to store parts for the day...Other conditions dictate how many parts ahead are allowed to be made...
These places are sometime so efficient that when a person's job is completed for the day there isn't any where else to fill in to keep busy...Remember, these workers are feeding assembly lines and there isn't a lot of room to stack up parts...
You can't send the people home since no one wants a part time job that could change from day to day and it would be impossible to keep someone in that position...
Sure there are freeloaders...But they are the exception, not the rule...