That sounds like what Churchill(?) said about democracy: A terrible form of government, but better than all the alternatives. It's the nature of human instituti

That sounds like what Churchill(?) said about democracy: A terrible form of government, but better than all the alternatives. It's the nature of human institutions - name one that's better. The way I think of it is that other people with power are act in corrupt, self-interested ways, why should working people be denied power for doing those things? They shouldn't be held to a higher standard. Unions are about power; it gives the working class a seat at the table with all the other power-hungry corrupt people who run our society. Note that since unions started weakening in the 1980s, wages have stagnated for those people who have lost power and they have increased dramatically for the wealthy people who have retained it. That's simplistic, but I don't think those outcomes are unrelated. I'd like an end to corruption, as well as universal peace and love; but I'm not going to wait for it to happen before I support unions.