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The historic links between unions and political machines and unions and organized crime suggests that the concept of workers fixing a bad union is great in theo
by ohithereyou 8y ago
The historic links between unions and political machines and unions and organized crime suggests that the concept of workers fixing a bad union is great in theory but nearly impossible in practice.
- smogcutter 8y agoThe historic links between the capital owning class, political machines, and organized paramilitary forces suggests that the concept of individual workers fixing a bad company is great in theory but nearly impossible in practice.
- ohithereyou 8y agoI'm not sure that undercuts my argument. At best, most unions provide an ineffectual outlet for worker frustration at the company negotiating with the union with the union leaders colluding with management and eating steak and caviar on management's tab. At worst, union leaders are completely ignored by management and line their pockets on the misery of their members, occasionally stepping in to right a wrong but mostly acting the treacle in the gears of actually getting things done. Almost every modern union is the textbook definition of controlled opposition. The only escape is likely violent revolution of the anarcho-capitalist or anarcho-communist variety, these systems still share the problem of rich and powerful people with guns.
- marcosdumay 8y agoYou mean that unions do not work? Because that's what I understand from what you said.