| Rath said: Also part of the reason why America may not like unions is because in a way unions crippled America. The main reason for the bailout of the big three car companies isn't because their cars were a bit shit and not right for the market (though that is a reason) but because they had absurd obligations to former employees that crippled them financially. |
Really the problem wasn't unions... so much as the unions not understanding what makes sense. Or management for that matter.
I worked in a GM factory for a while... the main problem was... both the workers and the management had enough they were "getting away with" that they could trade to make the employees both happier and more productive... but they hated each other so much they outright refused. They were like two groups who kept taking hostages but refused to trade them. Something had to happen.
That and US unions don't realize that by protecting bad workers who actually do deserve to be fired... you are hurting good workers. There were people there who would disapear for hours at a time operate dangerous machinary while on a cellphone etc...
Management would fire them... then they'd be back within a week.
Meanwhile due to their having seniority over a lot of good wokers, a lot of times the good workers would get stuck on shit shifts because of it.
They often run forklift drivers and have them work double shifts. (They work 10-12 hour shifts) because they don't want to hire more people. So you've got forklift drivers working 20 hours. It's ridiculious.
Right now... unions act kind of communist like. No matter who they are and how much they suck at the job or don't even care we're going to make sure they keep their jobs even if they don't do anything. All it does is frustrate the hardworking people often to the point of where they give up to.
What they should be doing is protecting the rights of those that give a damn. Instead of trying to defend injustice, unions try and defend everybody even when they deserve to get canned.
