本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Some unions are getting ridiculous, but without collective bargaining, a person is more likely to be paid less (adjusted for inflation) than a couple of decades ago. A person represented by a collective bargaining agreement is more likely to have a living wage.
A properly functioning union will foster a responsible and professional workforce and will bargain hard for the benefit of the said workforce. Good for the membership, good for the employer. A malfunctioning union (along with piss-poor negotiating on the management's side, so there are 2 sides to blame) will have an inflexible and inefficient agreement, which will be unproductive for the employer and will sully the union's reputation, thus ruining their bargaining position. They could get away with it when things were good, but not when we outsourced our manufacturing to China, services to India, the former middle class is poor and starving and wondering why those people working way less are earning a living wage, while they are not.
Disclosure periodic reminder: I am not and never have been a member of a union or a collective bargaining agreement, but I worked alongside unionized government employees as a temp and those people busted their humps HARD.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
A properly functioning union will foster a responsible and professional workforce and will bargain hard for the benefit of the said workforce. Good for the membership, good for the employer. A malfunctioning union (along with piss-poor negotiating on the management's side, so there are 2 sides to blame) will have an inflexible and inefficient agreement, which will be unproductive for the employer and will sully the union's reputation, thus ruining their bargaining position. They could get away with it when things were good, but not when we outsourced our manufacturing to China, services to India, the former middle class is poor and starving and wondering why those people working way less are earning a living wage, while they are not.
Disclosure periodic reminder: I am not and never have been a member of a union or a collective bargaining agreement, but I worked alongside unionized government employees as a temp and those people busted their humps HARD.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net