There has been a huge attack against private sector unions. Actually, that's been going on since the Second World War.
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Public unions are big money.
Working people are under the worst attack in 80 years. Never has there been a stronger need for a stronger union movement.
This is the crux of the problem: because the Republicans and the right wing have been successful in almost eliminating unions, everyone else has suffered as a result.
What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living.
I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.
People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.
Well, I'm not trying to get rid of the unions, but I am saying that they appear to be an antiquated concept in today's economy.
Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.
Private unions, such as the UAW, is a choice between employees and employers. If that is what they want, then who am I to say you can't have it?
Unions can play a valuable role in large organisations where it is difficult to talk to a thousand people. They can negotiate annual pay awards with management, represent grievance cases, and explain and advise on complicated changes in employment or pension law.
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