one idea on how to handle the union problem in america......

ahhh unions. love them or hate them we seem to be stuck with them, for now. so instead of debating on how to shut them down or expand them...we should address how to reform them and make them fair to the worker and business.

one idea i have, came from the free market philosophy. there are many problems with unions like corruption, and blackmailing, black listing, and intimidation...so many to list them all could take forever. so rather than spend an entire article on this...here is my solution. there isn't enough competition in unions. think about it. competition makes things cheaper, better, and more useful, among other things. if unions had to compete for workers...then they would have to lower their member rates. they would have to do a better job of negotiating with management. they would have to treat their lower tiered and lower senority members fairly and equally. rather than work by gaining members by corrupt policies made to force people into joining....it would force union mangement to do a better job of addressing real concerns of their members and how to do a fair job for a fair price. this is a win for both workers and company management.

it seems so simple doesn't it? to fix this long running middle class killing entity of america. the union. then why won't it happen and why hasn't it? well because it's all about big money. everyone talks about big oil, and big auto, etc. rarely do you hear mention of big labor, but you do from time to time. labor is a huge money machine. one of the biggest money makers in this country...little do you realize. these current unions know this far too well and have done everything they can to keep control of it and expand it. they don't like press and exposure and are notorious for using physical force and threats to put a clamp on anyone who tries to shake their tree of money.

the real facts are...forget all that union propaganda they shove down your throats. they need you more than you need them. their leaders make huge money and they only really negotiate to help themselves. this is an absolute fact. in right to work states...if you refuse to join the union...you still get the same pay and benefits the union negotiated for their paying members. you don't get less and you pay the union nothing in your weekly check. this is a fact. look it up. the union isn't stupid though, they will tell you propaganda like if we didn't negotiate those wages and benefits then you wouldn't get them. the company would pay you in pennies if you were lucky. they also try to say things that aren't relevant anymore like if it wasn't for us you'd get no vacations, no holidays, and no benefits. the also things like without us, the company would have you working 100 hours a week, 7 days a week...with no lunch breaks, etc. well i can tell you this is not true. it's made up history. the facts are there are worker rights laws thast have been passed over the decades. you would get all these things without the union today. not to mention the free market has set up things like paid vacations on their own. while not all private compaines do them most do and it's due more to the workers not wanting to work jobs without these benefits than any union. the federal work laws do everything the union does and more in some cases. add in trial lawyers and this keeps companies in line with the fear of multi billion dollar lawsuits. the market truly sets wages and benefits. it's a pretty simple concept. as an example if no one will work a 7 dollar an hour job with no benefits...then the pay has to go up and always does. eventually the right pay and beenfits will attract workers and when it does it's set. the market (meaning the people/workers) did the work. not the union.

so the truth is you don't need them....but if we can't get rid of them earning money off your sweat, and hard work. then we may as well force them to modernize and compete with one another to lower the cost to you the worker. after all this is about you, not them. it's about getting the most money and benefits for the hard work you do. if you need a union to get this for you, fine. it only seems fair though that you should have some choices on who you want to use to do your labor negotiating, so you can pay the least out of your check to them and get the most for you. after all, you need all the money you can get to feed your family, pay your rent, and clothe your kids.

i'd start my own union to comete with the uaw and the like, to drive down fees and money from your paychecks and the like...but it wouldn't be long before i ended up at the bottom of a river or bay with my feet in a concrete bucket. no one likes their easy money machine messed with....and the unions are no different. they would kill rather than do the right thing and change and reform for the sake of the workers and american industry.