ST Alpha - "i think unions somehow make their workers feel more entitled, and have sort of lost track of the reality of the modern work force." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 155

In response to "It's my one failing as a Democratic voter. I am not a fan of most unions. -- nm" by TWuG

i think unions somehow make their workers feel more entitled, and have sort of lost track of the reality of the modern work force.

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Nov 16 '12, 06:43

when they demand things like 'job security', it drives me crazy. the only job security that exists now is 'make yourself useful' and 'keep the company profitable', and you will have job. etc etc.

Responses:

It's a case where the idea is a good one (workers coming together to protect themselves) but in practice they've become an unwieldy problem. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 16, 06:51
they were all about safety initially -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 06:47 1
- Yes, which was good back in the day. Now the Government has those laws in place. -- nm - Bacon Nov 16, 06:55
They served the ultimate purpose, back in the day. I really believe that the concept has outlived its usefulness. -- nm - Jim Nov 16, 06:44 8
- Yes, back when there were no child labor laws and people's limbs were being hacked off, they had a clear purpose. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 16, 06:47
- I think unions serve a purpose where there is a very large power differential between employer/employee, usually from the employer being a near - TWuG Nov 16, 06:47
- The unions are needed in places they can't get into, like food processing plants -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 06:46
- oh, i absolutely think they had (and could *have*) a great purpose. - Andie Nov 16, 06:44 4
  - My back-of-a-napkin idea is for unions to move from being representatives for another company's employees and instead become a Guild - TWuG Nov 16, 06:52 3
    - And they distribute the +2 Agility longswords -- nm - Guigue Nov 16, 06:54 1
      - Don't forget the Lollipops. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 06:56
    - would it become a lowest bid type situation? that might be worse -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 16, 06:53

Post a message top

i think unions somehow make their workers feel more entitled, and have sort of lost track of the reality of the modern work force.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.