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Why are you opposed to unions? I used to be opposed to them, but my attitude has changed as I've grown older and learned more about them.

• coreyp_1 5y ago
  [Not GP, but I'll give my answer.] Simple. I oppose being told that I have to join someone's club (a union) in order to work and earn a living. I oppose to part of my paycheck being taken from me without my consent just because a union controls a job/industry. I oppose to being told what I can and can't do with my own talents. All of these are examples of the bad things that unions do. I support the right of people to form unions. But I also believe that the power of a union should be limited so that it does not interfere with the natural rights of an individual to work. In other words, I believe that people should have the right to form unions to the same extent that other people should have the right not to join that union. Unfortunately, in some parts of the US, unions have this overreaching power, and that is why I generally oppose them. As GP said, "I'm strongly opposed to any idea that might force me to join one." I add emphasis on "force me", because it is, in essence, taking my freedom from me.