My own brother quit a 26 dollar an hour job with a union because he could not stand the lack of work ethic.
--- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Urmas Järve <urmasj@> wrote: > > > > What exactly is the point of unions these days? Collective > bargaining? Defending some mythical workers rights? As I see it they > evolved from guilds yet they do not do the main responsibility of the > guilds - training their members. > > > > I have been an entrepreneur for 3 years now. Before that I worked 3 > or 4 years in mid level management and the worst employees I have ever > seen all come from unions. In Estonia the only thing unions are doing > is trying to organize strikes and demand higher minimum wages? What > exactly is the benefit of such destructive organizations? > > > > Or are things diffrent in US? > > > > Best wishes, > > Urmas > > > > > There was a time in the past in the U.S.A. when trade unions trained > union members for certain trades and skilled labor.Today in the U.S.A. > the vast majority of workers who are members of a labor union are > government employees. The number of workers in private industry that > are members of a union have decreased significantly over the years. > There is still strong union membership in the auto maker industry but > many industries are not nearly as unionized as they have been in the > past. A strike can only be effective if it is for a stort amount of > time because after it has gone on for so long any gaines that may be > made will be wiped out by the amount of time the strike lasted. I have > never been a member of a union and I see no reason to be. Unions > promote mediocrity because employees that are the least productive get > paid the same amount as those who are the most productive and thus > there is no incentive for an employee to become more productive > because he will not be rewarded for it. > > > $ > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
