Comment 32966

By kat (anonymous) | Posted August 20, 2009 at 17:00:31

In many sectors of the labour market, unionization is still necessary. Unfortunately, unions themselves can often become as corrupt as the companies they supposedly fight against. Too much unchecked power for ANYONE is dangerous, and many people fear questioning the almighty union. I have had good and bad experiences with unions. Being relatively young, they have not been personal experiences, but rather things I have witnessed. In my experience, unions can fight for their workers, especially workers who are in hazardous jobs. However, one problem with unions is that in many cases, you do not have a choice whether you want to belong to a union, and you find yourself paying for something that you did not want and do not use. Unions can also become dangerous havens for workers unskilled and uncaring in the jobs, which is a problem, especially when your job is not some individual, like putting a part on a car in an assembly line, but involved people, and involves people depending on you. If you are unskilled in that job, you should not be doing it. However, unions can make it possible for you to stay in that job, despite the fact you should not be there. This is not the case for every union and every job, obviously. What needs to be done is for people to not advocate for the removal of unions, but merely that people be willing to question, and not immediately accept that unions are there for "our own good". That encourages complacency, and when people are complacent, then it is easier to take advantage.

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