Over 144,000 workers are set to strike on September 14 if negotiations with their employers, the car manufacturers General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford, fail. The union has already employed the tactic of practice pickets at auto plants in Detroit, Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky
Oh absolutely. But unions are the only way to even approach a fair balance between capital and labor. Hell, even bullshit like the Baseball union running interference on drug testing in the Mark Maguire era hurt the game more than it helped. But the answer is to make the unions better, not get rid of them.
You in no way said to get rid of them, I’m not putting that on you. The attitude I’m talking about is the same that says,“There’s some gov’t waste, so we need to get rid of gov’t spending” instead of just making it better. Or the idea of going to Mars instead of making things work here. Again, not you, just my rambling thoughts.
Yeah, I guess what I’m saying is similar the government waste example, just from the other side. An inflated CEO salary or company jet doesn’t mean to burn the whole thing down, just make it better and maintain perspective.
I just see a lot of stuff these days where people cheer every time a union does anything and general consensus seems to be to squeeze the company for all their worth… but squeeze too tight and the companies (or industry) dies, then everyone loses. The company, the union, the suppliers, the customers, even the retail workers in the surrounding area… the impact is huge. I just want to make sure people keep that in mind. Balance is important and resources aren’t unlimited, even if it sometimes seems that way.
Oh absolutely. But unions are the only way to even approach a fair balance between capital and labor. Hell, even bullshit like the Baseball union running interference on drug testing in the Mark Maguire era hurt the game more than it helped. But the answer is to make the unions better, not get rid of them.
You in no way said to get rid of them, I’m not putting that on you. The attitude I’m talking about is the same that says,“There’s some gov’t waste, so we need to get rid of gov’t spending” instead of just making it better. Or the idea of going to Mars instead of making things work here. Again, not you, just my rambling thoughts.
Yeah, I guess what I’m saying is similar the government waste example, just from the other side. An inflated CEO salary or company jet doesn’t mean to burn the whole thing down, just make it better and maintain perspective.
I just see a lot of stuff these days where people cheer every time a union does anything and general consensus seems to be to squeeze the company for all their worth… but squeeze too tight and the companies (or industry) dies, then everyone loses. The company, the union, the suppliers, the customers, even the retail workers in the surrounding area… the impact is huge. I just want to make sure people keep that in mind. Balance is important and resources aren’t unlimited, even if it sometimes seems that way.