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The destruction of unions in America was not for righteous reasons.
by stainforth 6y ago
The destruction of unions in America was not for righteous reasons.
- nickff 6y agoPreviously-unionized industries declined in America, and new industries have been slow to unionize; I am not sure unions have been 'destroyed'.
- MereInterest 6y agoSo-called "Right to Work" laws mean that a union-negotiated contract may be made available to non-union members. At that point, the individually rational action is to leave the union, keep the dues, but benefit from the union's negotiation. As everybody does this, the union declines. "At-will employment" laws mean that the burden of proof for the cause of firing is on the employee, rather than the employer. This gives free rein to employer's to fire workers considering unionizing, so long as there is the barest pretext of another cause. As forming a union becomes economically risky, unions decline, or fail to form in new industries. Unions have been attacked in the US, through explicit policies meant to defund unions, and to prevent unions from forming.
- eeZah7Ux 6y agoThe level of anti-union violence in US is higher that what people might think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence