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Originally Posted by Zeke
1. Unions exist to give labor the bargaining power to keep from being screwed.
2. They do NOT exist to give labor the bargaining power to control industry.
I don't know how you balance the two.
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1. Agreed
2. I don't see how unions really control the industry, the board of directors and their counterparts in the public sector are at the helm. That said, management and labor are parts of a whole with differing responsibillities and expertise brought to bear on the successful (hopefully) endeavors of the organization.
Being simplistic myself, I see it like a beehive. You have queens, princesses (when needed), worker bees, guards at the doors and nursery workers all working toward a common goal of survival. Survival entails every member being well fed and housed, everything else is opinions/bickering and jockeying for the best job that they're capable of. Which I think is a positive force. If you work harder or better then there should be rewards associated with the extra effort.
It sucks being a drone, tho.