What good are unions for anymore? I realize the need for them in the beginning. It was during a time in which federal labor laws were non existent and employers were doing a horrible job in human relations.
But that is not the case anymore. We have labor laws. We have the EEOC. Hell we have a Labor Department.
So what good are they for today?
Currently I see them as nothing more than a very large voting block for the democrat party. Raising big bucks through forced union dues. I also see them as their own worst enemy. Restricting companies competitiveness in the market is not a good thing in a free market. Refusing to change with the times will result in unions going the way of the dinosaur.
Big companies that are forced to deal with them are finding ways of not dealing with them. Relocating jobs. Using efficiency experts to figure out how to get along without more union members. Automation to rid themselves of even more. It is very likely that unions will eventually negotiate themselves out of existence.
Last question. Will that be a bad thing?
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