Been thinking this morning about a good friend. He asked me to read "The Turbulent Years," a history of unions in the U.S. Union membership in the U.S. dropped from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent in 2012 (newspaper this morning).
Union folks hate Right to Work--why should non-union workers get the benefit of union negotiations? Sounds reasonable. But, if it's accurate, why isn't union membership soaring as nasty municipalities, schools, businesses and corporations abuse their workers? Oh, yes, the economy is bad and workers fear for their jobs.
I have been a member of a union and managed union workers and I can tell you that is baloney. It is almost impossible to fire an incompetent union worker, so if people fear for their jobs, they should be rushing to unions. They are not.
Bottom line: unions hurt workers as they drive wages above market rates and technology is brought in to replace workers.
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