What's everyone's take on unions?
There is a big union striking around my neck of the woods and it's got me thinking.
I have personally never belonged to a union.
I'm just looking for honest opinions.
Thanks :)
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In short. Unions = more power to the common working class people.
At the expense of individuals wants.
My husband WAS a journeyman union Ironworker off and on for 20yrs. We are in California and live rural. The compensation with all the bennys was really nice but not what the private market could support so the only places he put up were government builds and as soon as those jobs are done everyone gets laid off and if you are not a legacy then you just go up on the board and wait sometimes for weeks and even months and you ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SEEK OUT WORK and if they find out you have a side hustle for yourself welding for farmers on the weekend or something they can penalize and kick you out of the union.
Its a complete circle jerk of the government and union.
They constantly push the left agenda and really pressure you to vote that way and it's very easy to be ostracized if you speak against it even in the littlest way.
The teacher's union is a nightmare! My husband had a pedophile teacher in grade school and when it came to light he was moved to the high-school where he worked for 15+ more years and retired with full bennys! Just sick
Yes exactly. See my other comment. They aren't inherently bad but they are a symptom of a broader problem. Namely not enough fair market competition. This is exactly what has led to inflated cost in healthcare and education. Government has a monopoly on them.
Again, I agree with the lack of free market being a big issue for me.
There should be no need for unions in a market with ample competition. Unions are not inherently bad, but they are a symptom of a bigger problem. That problem is a lack of marketplace competition. Then Unions hold too much power over a particular market segment. (See teachers union, now our public education suffers) The solution is actually increasing competition by cutting unnecessary regulation and barriers to entry for new market actors and breaking up monopolies. Government has a monopoly on healthcare and education. Unions ensue.
I agree with this. They shouldn't be needed.
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I am a union Ironworker of 20 years
I have worked with lots of different unions through my travels and I would say as a whole I am pro union
But there are people that abuse the system and play games with it I am all for being able to fire ppl for being lazy or not doing there work to the best of there ability
I think a lot of unions make it impossible to clean house unlike the Ironworkers if your a fuckup your down the road
When you make it near impossible to fire ppl your only hurting the union as well as the companyโs they work with nobody has a reason to be better than the next guy
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I think so far my main gripe with unions is the idea that one set of rules can be applied to all types of people.
I also find there comes a certain sense of entitlement that may not be warranted.
I'm all for people being compensated according to their work and output, but I hate seeing others make the same for doing less. Not communism, but feels communismy.
I like the idea that unions shouldn't be needed in the first place, but if you are in one and are treated well, then good, you deserve to be treated well.