Quote:what I was trying to get at, is no one other than a company knows what the company needs or doesn't need...my company feels like it needs the Union,and we Unionized employees feel we need the Union as well...The "need" for a Union can't be decided by you or anyone other than a company and it's employees...YOU may feel there is no need for Unions, but apparently companies do not share your idealism...If all companies agreed with your idealism, no company would use them

Yep. UPS. VW. Just a couple successful companies that are Union friendly.

CBAs provide protection for them as well. Limits law suits, discrimination, nepotism, etc etc. Of course there are drawbacks, but it's not a perfect solution...but corporate America certainly hasn't proved to be trustworthy. IF companies treated employees fairly, paid a fair days wage for a fair days work, Unions wouldnt exist. Ask some coal miners in Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Just the safety rules are worth 2 hours of their hourly wage per month. We have OSHA? Lol. They equate their actions to covering a well after the cow fell in.

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