A friend of mine is union.
He has the mentality that union politics is unnecessary and evil, but unions are somewhat needed because, as soon as they're gone completely, you will need them again.
Also, he views the union as a simple pension and insurance plan, nothing else, and works side jobs for cash to get around it anyways.
His union is probably one of the simplest unions in concept, but is bogged down with Chicago politics. Dan ryan closed down to a strike? Probably his union. What does he do? Works in Indiana where the union in Illinois can't shut him down. If you learn to play the game, you can win vs. the unions.
So then the debate becomes one of whether or not the unions are a necessary evil?
Remember, police, firefighters and the like are mostly union nation-wide. Especially in your bigger cities. They work with a No-Strike clause.
He has the mentality that union politics is unnecessary and evil, but unions are somewhat needed because, as soon as they're gone completely, you will need them again.
Also, he views the union as a simple pension and insurance plan, nothing else, and works side jobs for cash to get around it anyways.
His union is probably one of the simplest unions in concept, but is bogged down with Chicago politics. Dan ryan closed down to a strike? Probably his union. What does he do? Works in Indiana where the union in Illinois can't shut him down. If you learn to play the game, you can win vs. the unions.
So then the debate becomes one of whether or not the unions are a necessary evil?
Remember, police, firefighters and the like are mostly union nation-wide. Especially in your bigger cities. They work with a No-Strike clause.