When the last union is busted TM, whatever it is you do for a living you will do it for less. Corporations have been lobbying to weaken unions ever since day one of the NRLA. We have all the labor and worker safety laws BECAUSE of unions. Corporations lobby EVERY DAY to rescind environmental and worker safety laws, yet you say we don't need unions? Really?
Wages in the United States are stagnated at 1978 levels as a direct result of union busting. A tiny percentage of the workforce is unionized today, but you listen to idiots on FOX et al tell you this tiny percentage of the workforce is the cause of 100% of our problems. That's just more proof that right wingers have surrendered their ablity to think for themselves.
You hate union wages and working conditions TM? Go to work for Walmart - that's your conservotard utopia in action.
While unions may have been a blessing in early history and set forth labor laws...they have outlived their usefulness.
Walmart is actually union I believe John.
But lets get back to unions and them forcing themselves in {as that is what they do}
Lets say you had a crew of 10 john...you paid them 15 bucks an hour..they were happy ..turnover was low..people showed up and you didnt have to shuffle work as a result.
Some dick comes around and ruins your employees with union talk...They win as your employees threaten to leave..you cant afford to lose a customer base and train new employees.
You no longer control your own company john..you dont set forth wages benefits job duties...its the prick next door..you built your company on sweat and gamble..not the guy next door.
You now have to pay your guys 30 bucks an hour plus benefits...lets say 50 bucks an hour...you are no longer able to be competitive with your pricing as a result...client count goes down...but you are still stuck with the same excessive workforce as you cant lay em off or fire em..as they will receive 90 percent of wages plus benefits...Now granted thats not true in every case....but it does show what happens.
Its your company john..not the unions..you should be able to run it your way as long as it is within the law.
A private entity has no right controlling another private entity.
The union is out to line their own pocket...the more workers at a company the more dues they receive.
The more money a company has the more they push...as they receive more dues.
If the fuckers really cared john they would be non profit organizations....but the fact is they are driven merely by greed.
They see a prospering company and make a move ....does a union ever push to form on a company just getting by?...no they form while they are doing well.
Remember John one can do his own negotiations with his employer...its best to do it while you are getting hired not after.
With a union in the way...you may actually stop yourself from advancing in a company later.{after}
If nothing else at least you arent paying dues to a third party..money you can be putting in your own pocket.
Something many people seem to forget is one can always talk their employer about wages etc and get that raise or a different position.
