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> Implementing a union will benefit few but the union leaders. What the heck? This sounds like something out of a movie. Do you think union leaders get a cut o
by jahaja 7y ago
> Implementing a union will benefit few but the union leaders.
What the heck? This sounds like something out of a movie. Do you think union leaders get a cut of every member's pay or something?
- username90 7y ago> Do you think union leaders get a cut of every member's pay or something? Isn't this exactly what happens? You pay the union a percentage of your salary, which is then used to among other things pay union leaders salaries. And just to note, union leaders typically earn a lot more than union members, making this transaction regressive in nature.
- jahaja 7y agoWow, this is a very cynical interpretation of union leaders salaries. The previous posts implies that they are enriching themselves through members dues in a caricature manner.
- username90 7y agoCan you explain to me why a union leader should earn many times more than the median union worker? Enforcing that they don't earn more than median workers would increase solidarity and be more fair, but as far as I know no unions have such a policy. Why do you think they don't do it?
- jahaja 7y agoI don't think they should. I think it should be quite frugal. Some pay too much, some don't. It's in any case vastly different than the multiplier that the execs get.
- friendlybus 7y agoIn terms of political power, it will benefit few but the leaders.