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Unions are a power structure. When they are weak, they are good, because they in fact help workers who are getting screwed. When they become powerful, they be
by jstraszheim 18y ago
Unions are a power structure. When they are weak, they are good, because they in fact help workers who are getting screwed. When they become powerful, they become bad, because their leadership acts as all leadership does, and seeks to entrench its power and privilege. You are kind of screwed, because you are caught between two power structures who both can punish you in various ways.
- maximilian 18y agoFrom what I can tell, this union is generally pretty weak. Its not like if we stop working, the university grinds to a halt. A few students don't get a precalculus lecture (or in my case, some calculus review). Maybe the professor has to grade exams or something. its more a pain in the ass if anything. Its definitely an interesting dilemma to be in. I thought a post here would give some interesting perspective on how others feel about my situation.
- time_management 18y agoA lot of graduate student unions will have "grading strikes" wherein they continue to teach but refuse to grade papers or report grades.
- Shamiq 18y agoJust to put it into context, one reason U.S. auto makers are in pretty bad shape because of the strong unionization of U.S. auto workers. Their joint negotiation was powerful enough to force the companies into deals that are now really starting to hurt. Of course, I don't blame the unions completely for the sorry state of the industry, but it is silly to ignore that aspect.