It’s Because Unions Operate on the Principle of Class Warfare
Published: November 18th, 2008
Thirty years ago, the average steelworker at the Ambridge (PA) plant made over $100,000 (in 1978 dollars!), due to lax overtime rules. The plant closed shortly thereafter. Maybe workers have been resisting unions, not because companies pressure them, but because they correctly note that unions tend to destroy the source of their jobs? In short, maybe workers realize that unions do not promote their long-term interests?
Maybe the whole idea that waging war against your employer will promote your long-term interests wasn’t well thought out?
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