Unions

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akuma587 said:
If people think the Big Three went under because of their unions rather than the fact that they were making cars that people didn't want to buy, they are fooling themselves.

I think people unfairly blame unions for problems businesses have. There are all kinds of things that go into a workplace environment besides what you get paid. And employers are just as likely to abuse their power as unions, and have more power to do so.

It makes no sense to me how you will hear people talk about the importance of production jobs in America and how blue collar workers are the heart of America, and then they turn around and badmouth unions in the next sentence. People have been conditioned to think that unions do more harm than they actually do. People have also been conditioned to think that employers abuse their power less often than they actually do.

I agree.

Although in the late 80's early 90's the auto union workers were lazy.  Lately though... the vast majority of union workers are hard working.

All Unions do is basically get what most people think they should.  They pool their assets together to get healthcare privately through there company and many other benefits.

There are some negatives to it sure.  The positives outweigh them.  The real trouble the unions and autoworkers have is they hate each other.  Rather then work together... they both make their jobs harder for each other.