redd1t4l1fe 0 points1 point 6 months ago

I think they devolved at some point, but back when Unions were strong and people were united, workers actually had a voice in how they were treated. Unions allowed people to negotiate for better benefits, better working conditions, and reasonable hours, etc.

If you don't organize and decide to play the every man for himself game, then you get absolutely nothing. No one man can stand up to a giant corporation, that is exactly why Republicans made it priority #1 to dismantle the unions way back when. Maybe some unions are corrupt, but that doesn't make the entire concept a bad idea, it is a fantastic idea when it works as it was meant to work.

[deleted] 0 points1 point 6 months ago

You mean like communism? The concept is great, everyone benefits. The execution sucks, only those in charge benefit. Unions are that way now. It's not a collective group negotiating together, it's elected officials screwing everyone over and patting themselves on the back.

There's no reason a union rep should be driving an $80,000 truck, own a lake house with a huge boat, and be able to afford multiple expensive vacations a year while the people they represent struggle to make ends meet and get laid off every winter. That's exactly what my union was like, how is it benefiting everyone to line this guy's pockets and bank account?