- Joined
- Jul 19, 2012
- Messages
- 14,185
- Reaction score
- 8,768
- Location
- Houston
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Libertarian
Tommy Boy worked for two companies (union shops) that told their workers the same thing: take concessions or we are going to have to close the plant. In each case, the unions said, "You're liars!!" In both cases, the plants closed. On the second one, Tom believed them and tried to talk to other workers. They'd have none of it. Their union said, "Strike!" They struck. The company closed three or four months later. Pensions taken over by the PBGC, retiree healthcare lost . . . what a tragedy.
These workers are foolish, in my opinion. Their unions should be working with the company, not against it.
Union members never believe what the company says right up to the point where the company closes and they lose their job and much of their pension. The whole union ethos encourages this sort of adversarial relationship.
It's time that Wagner Act unionism was brought to an end. The government has taken over the task of protecting workers anyway.