Unions inherently create an 'us versus them' dynamic that makes winning against a company's management the top goal, not serving customers, innovating, or in the case of education, teaching kids.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want 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.
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.
One of the great things about unions is they're member driven and give us the great ability to both lead and follow at the same time.
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.
Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.
My problem with unions is they breed mediocrity.
There is nothing that says unions have a God-given right to be there. We have to work at it and make ourselves relevant to every section of the workforce.
Unions, by and large, are democratic organizations with freely chosen leaders and policies determined by the membership. They concern themselves with individual dignity not only in their aims but in their method. We have no better example of what is worthy of emulation abroad than the workings of a good union.