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> I grew up in a small town where unions were used like mini fiefdoms riddled with nepotism where you had to know someone to get a job. Yeah same. I grew up in
by grandmczeb 6y ago
> I grew up in a small town where unions were used like mini fiefdoms riddled with nepotism where you had to know someone to get a job.
Yeah same. I grew up in a town with a large union presence (auto workers) and it was unbelievably corrupt. I’m not against unions conceptually, but they can be implemented very badly in practice.
- godzillabrennus 6y agoPower corrupts. The decline of unions has pushed much of this corruption up the food chain to the offices of the wealthiest people. This has not benefited the working class.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoBuild labor organization systems that resist corruption through robust transparency, governance, and accountability. I am aware the words are easy but the work is excruciatingly hard.