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> Alot of people felt that unions were way too strong going into the 70s and 80s I mean, now that we're a generation removed it's easy to forget that unions in
by legitster 4y ago
> Alot of people felt that unions were way too strong going into the 70s and 80s
I mean, now that we're a generation removed it's easy to forget that unions in this era were terrible. They were (generally) anti-immigrant, nepotistic, protectionist, and willing to sacrifice the jobs of their own members to get in dumb turf wars with other unions (plus the whole organized crime thing). You can also look up the whole "two-tier wage systems" many of them implemented.
Modern unions are clearly more well behaved - I wish more unions today pushed a "not-your-dad's-union" message instead of trying to sell Americans on a nostalgia.
- robonerd 4y agoA union that isn't protectionist, in every relevant sense of that term, seems worse than useless.
- legitster 4y agoWell, in the secondary sense, there will be people who argue unions aren't necessarily restrictive. But in the primary sense, the AFL-CIO used to staunchly anti-immigrant but has since softened they stance.