Simple Question: What is your opinion of unions?
I believe that they were necessary to cause change and have shaped the working conditions we see today, such as workman's comp, vacation time, 8 hour days, Saturdays AND Sundays off, etc. etc.
However, in this day and age, I think the importance of the union is greatly diminished and its sort of not fashionable anymore.
I could even argue that most unions are detrimental to business. The auto industry is a prime example. I believe that the UAW had WAY too much power over the decision making process, and pretty much crippled the domestic auto industry.
If GM didn't have to lock in their wages at X dollars/hour, nor have limits on X % of people to lay off, they'd be in a MUCH better position than they are now. They also would have done WAY better against import cars such as Toyota or Honda. They've been getting spanked by the japanese automakers for the better part of 30 years now.
