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I think it's a mistake to place the blame on weak unions, not only because there's really no evidence presented for it, but also because New York City actually
by c3534l 10y ago
I think it's a mistake to place the blame on weak unions, not only because there's really no evidence presented for it, but also because New York City actually has very strong unions, unlike the rest of the US.
- usrusr 10y agoWhen groups that are used to struggle from a position of weakness chance into power, they rarely use it as responsibly as they should. Like the dilemma of revolutions creating even more oppressive governments, but generalized. Now in this case, we are talking about a long tradition of established power, not about a weak group suddenly rising. But I think the pattern might still apply: The rare powerful unions are not recent underdogs, but they feel a cultural oneness with the weak ones in other places. It must be very tempting to believe that you are fighting the fight of the typical weak union when you are actually expanding on the excesses of the rare powerful ones.
- maverick_iceman 10y ago>revolutions creating even more oppressive governments Counterexample: US.
- alkonaut 10y agoI think the article made the point that the difference in strength was actually causing problems here