Or the more realistic: it's happening, the long-term consequences are ignored due to short-term return on investment. While I agree that "let's remind them why

Or the more realistic: it's happening, the long-term consequences are ignored due to short-term return on investment. While I agree that "let's remind them why they need us" sounds a bit too pitchforky, I believe the background problem is that of mixing long-term considerations (a motivated workforce and a solid business plan) with short-term ones (quick ROI, appeasing shareholders). I believe that unions help focus on the employee side of the longer-term problem.