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Union or non-Union

Are labor unions needed?

Union

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2 points

I think we over reacted to the militant unionism of the twentieth century. Violence and coercion need not be a part of unionism. Unions act as a check against employer collusion and allow workers to negotiate for collective benefits like improved working conditions. You shouldn't be able to fire someone for trying to start a union and you shouldn't be allowed to have sit down strikes or beat up scabs. I am a union moderate I guess.

Side: Union
2 points

People think if you belong to a union you never get fired, or it's very difficult to get fired, well I guess it depends on the Union? I belong to a Union, and the way it works is the employer can fire you at any time, for almost any reason, but then you end up at the union hall, looking for another job. You can only get away with being some kind of problem employee for a short time, before you become known as such, then you are basically S.O.L... Our Union provides training and continual training for its members, we are also very active in our community, The Union provides a means of checks and balances that are negotiated buy its members and employers every three years. Buy Union Buy American........

Side: Union
1 point

The middle class disappeared with Reagans wrecking of the unions. Since then we have total wage stagnation! We had unions for years and we continued to "create" millionaires. Millionaires taxes floated around 90% under the Republican President we lovingly called "IKE" ... they STILL GOT RICH, and the American Dream was flourishing ... along WITH the millionaires! Now, it's just the millionaires that are becoming BILLIONAIRES!

No doubt, like any organization that has a lot of money (like Congress), unions "overstepped their bounds" every once in a while (like Congress), but we NEED them, (like Congress) or we will NEVER get back the American Dream! If the American people lose the strength of their voice (like we have in the last couple of Congresses), we have nothing (like, in our paychecks)! UNION YES!

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