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> What I can fault is them lobbying against/killing labor unions [0]. Labor Unions would fix this problem in a capitalist way. But that's not true at all. Unio
by splintercell 9y ago
> What I can fault is them lobbying against/killing labor unions [0]. Labor Unions would fix this problem in a capitalist way.
But that's not true at all. Unions do not actually benefit all workers equally, they benefit senior workers more at the expense of the more junior workers. And because of Union wage requirements, many times the junior workers are pushed to supplement their income by working in other industries, by suppressing wages in other industries.
Unions have a lot of problems associated with them, you should talk to someone who is young and part of a union and see all the issues they have.
I once had a conversation with an actor who was claiming the huge benefits of actors union and how because of that she is able to afford to have healthcare. The problem with this conversation was that this was happening while she was talking my order at a restaurant where she worked to supplement her income. I mean that defeats the whole point of union, wouldn't it be better if she was able to work more number of hours on screen at a lower wage and increase her skill set rather than working as a waitress on the side?
Nearly all the union attempts to increase wages result in companies either dropping the number of employees they have or drop the number of hours they employ them for. Sadly only the younger or junior workers pay this cost. If you are an older union workers, then there are nothing but benefits for you.
- mholmes680 9y agoI was once young and part of a union (an electrical union), and while I didn't directly appreciate it then i see it better now. It allowed me a $15/hr 40hr/wk summer job with overtime available instead of $6 working at an ice cream truck or minimum wage retail... My experience aligned with the findings of this report: http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/ http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/ But back to Walmart... sans unions, only a consumer boycott over morals would change anything, and if it didn't [0] happen yet [1], I feel like its not going to... or hopefully it'll boil over in a few years. Personally, I've shopped there twice in the past 10 years - which i guess means i'm stupid since i'm paying a tax for them regardless, but maybe that's cancelled out since i participate in the stock market getting those dividends? I'm confused easily on those things. [0] http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/boycotts/boycottslist.aspx#w http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/boycotts/boycottslist.aspx#w [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart:_The_High_Cost_of_Low_Price https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart:_The_High_Cost_of_Low...
- skybrian 9y agoI don't follow your argument. It seems unlikely that there is anyone could do that would guarantee employment to everyone who wants to work in the entertainment industry. It's structurally a winner-take-all industry. Providing health insurance to part-time workers is no small thing.