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> The facts are that white collar employees that are union members have higher pay[2], better benefits, more time off, and report higher life satisfaction[3] co
by dpc_pw 6y ago
> The facts are that white collar employees that are union members have higher pay[2], better benefits, more time off, and report higher life satisfaction[3] compared to their non-union peers.
Of course they do. Because Unions drive competitiveness down, decrease efficiency, increase costs and so on. A lot of people would be very satisfied if they didn't have to work as hard and their paycheck would be pretty effortlessly guaranteed, and competition within the industry was kept in check.
But everybody else have to pay for it . And then naive socialists who advance labor unions forget about it, and start another campaign on why can't blue collar workers afford any white collar services anymore. Why are public teachers collectively not doing great job despite second in the world spending per student. And then riot on the streets why some cops are shooting people for no good reason, after years of people reporting their abuse. (I'm not saying that unions are the only or even main reason, but they sure do contribute to the problem).
- doggosphere 6y agoI noticed how you switched up the stats here: Why are public teachers collectively not doing great job despite second in the world spending per student. US government spending on education is high. However, US average teacher salary is ranked 7th in the world (Canada pays better, apparently). You're trying to attribute this spending inefficiency to teacher unions, where the problem is poor government spending (educational-industrial complex). Selling to governments is a big business; more software, more technology, more programming. Education in America has become commercial industry. That spending should probably be on teacher training programs instead. https://naibuzz.com/10-countries-with-the-highest-teachers-salary-in-the-world/ https://naibuzz.com/10-countries-with-the-highest-teachers-s...
- RHSeeger 6y agoIs there a similar study that considers things like pension when it comes to compensation. A lot of teachers in the US have fairly amazing pensions, and a lower base salary is where that money comes from. I honestly don't know if it makes up the difference; just that the linked article didn't seem to discuss it at all (though I skimmed).