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Strongly disagree. I have many examples where unions are the political force that is part of the (anti consumer / anti citizen) lobby; even stronger than the co
by amitport 5y ago
Strongly disagree. I have many examples where unions are the political force that is part of the (anti consumer / anti citizen) lobby; even stronger than the company's management sometimes. It's a bit naive to think just because the unions serve employees they are some a force that cares about the common good.
(They also do not always serve employees well. Same as every elected authority does not always do a good job and often invovle a self-serving small circle).
- mission_failed 5y agoSo many examples...
- dls2016 5y agoMany more examples corporate misbehavior. And yet strong regulations and unions are still some of the best tools we have. (Best does not mean perfect… not being naive.) If you believe in some libertarian ideal of everything being handled by contract law and individuals, then I’m not sure there’s more to discuss.
- amitport 5y agoI agree with storng regulation. Unions become pretty much the same as cooperations (they do not algn with the cooperation interest, but have their own) after a decade or so from their inception. Really not a good tool from the civilian point of view IHMO.
- dls2016 5y agoHaving been in the military and worked in universities and corporations… I’m skeptical of any large group of people (grew up Catholic too… churches don’t get off the hook here). But again how else do we solve problems except by collective action? Big groups of flawed people! Democracy is messy but the alternatives are worse.