Can anyone tell me why we have labor unions in the Twenty-first century? 100 years ago, the case for a union was strong. We had 10-year-old kids working 14 hours a day in sweatshops fearing that heavy machinery would sever their limbs. They had unregulated employment standards and little to no safety standards. Thank God for the advent of worker’s unions.
100 years later Federal law pertaining to employment principles is enormous. There have been no major legal advancements regarding workers rights for at least 20 years. Why, because civil rights of American workers are protected under law, the unions have done their job. So what are unions up to these days?
Preserving there own existence by ANY means.
I am sick of the thug tactics used to rally union policy on employment perks. Unions picket, vandalize, intimidate, and bully for what is essentially the right to have a company picnic twice a year. Where is the 10-year-old kid missing an arm? Where is the worker abuse? If this happened today I would be the first person to join the picket line and yes, I would be a little unruly, but what is the point of a union once these atrocities have been stopped?
Personally, I can’t do my job when dealing with unionized businesses. I tried to get my contact information changed at a large unionized business and it took three people. One worker was only allowed to access my info but not change it. The next worker could only change my billing info but not payment info. How ridiculous is this? These poor workers must feel like idiots, how degrading it must be to have your hands tied when you know you are fully capable to complete a simple task. If they don't fall in line with union policy, they are treated with brute tactics and intimidation. They actually pay dues to be treated this way.
Union executives say they represent the people when all they represent is themselves. They are an ugly shadow of what was a great American institution.
