Unions only accelerate automation. Public sector unions are the real desease.
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Could not agree more.
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I’m certainly not a big believer in unions but there is something to say for organizing in the name of closing the gap that exists because wages lag inflation. Companies will absolutely underpay their employees for as long as they can get away with it.
However, fiat unions are a disease.
Public sector unions are the real problem. Governments are not allow to fail like businesses. You can’t just fire management. You can’t shrink it. Etc…
This is the argument unions have professed since their inception. They may have served a purpose before, but I don’t think so anymore. When I taught in one particular province my union took 10% of my paycheque. They then decided to go on strike and forced me to picket and wouldn’t let me coach any sports after school. I haven’t taught in the public sector since. I work at a private school, on a yearly contract that gets renewed each year, no tenure, and get a bonus based on performance.
I don’t think what I do is right for everyone and unions may be helpful for some, but I hated the lack of control and their ability to affect my decisions.