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The goal of a union is to put a fence around the employers and drive wages up. Mission accomplished.

• worik 3y ago
  > The goal of a union is to put a fence around the employers and drive wages up Feeding the troll: The role of a union is to represent the interests of their members
  • psychlops 3y ago
    Fair enough, I'll revise my statement: the side effect of a union is to put a fence around the employers and drive wages up. While you've identified their stated purpose, I can assure you after having been in multiple unions that they serve themselves first, then their members.
    • worik 2y ago
      Yes > I can assure you after having been in multiple unions that they serve themselves first, then their members. The doctor's union for senior doctors in New Zealand is an exception to that rule. I have had similar experiences as you with unions I have belonged to, but still, they were useful when I got into a dispute with those evil powerful people who had the power over me. But you are not wrong