Mostly, union workers are part of the declining middle class. They are losing pensions, health care, vacations and other benefits in addition to flat or declining wages.

See http://www.seconnecticut.com/vetorepublicans.html

The Teamsters have murdered their own, harassed their own, beaten their own, stolen from their own, lied to their own many more times than any “corporation”.

The “ILGWU” was the wealthiest union for years…..and at the SAME TIME, their members were the worst abused in sweat shops. ILGWU did nothing but lie and mislead their members.

Unions were a great THEORY, but as with many great theories, once human being got involved….it simply turned into a nightmare.

To me, the biggest myth is understanding unions. What is the National Labor Relations Act? Are unions relevant in the United States now that 70% (and growing) of our national economy is now service-oriented instead of manufacturing oriented.

There is validity and value in unions from a historical sense. Many laws that protect each and every one of us today were form as a result of lawsuits brought up either by union employees, collective bargaining agents, or employers who had employees. Union membership has dramatically decreased over the last five decades. The advent of pay-for-performance, commission & sales-based bay, and the entrepreneurial spirit of individuals (remember 90% of businesses in this country are small businesses) has aided significantly in the elimination of unions. Presently, I would attest it as a societal element.

Those who want to do for themselves tend to be very anti-union. Those who want the government to do everything for them (including wipe their ass) are very pro-union.

Personally, I’d love to see our Senate/House and all public employees be forced to get paid based on their performance. Objective #1 (for Senate/House): A balanced budget every year. Unfortunately, none of my desires will never happen.

Also I have found out that unions are the best thing that black workers have ever had, there may not be perfect equality, but there is a dam site less racisim when there is a union contract that has in writing what the policy will be.

Let me try this:

Myth: Whatever you say.
Fact: Whatever I say.

Read the cato’s article. Those guys can’t even distinguish between collective bargaining at government level that has nothing to do with union dealing with a company. Comparison of American unions with collective bargaining that is done say in France is at they very least shows an amazing degree of ignorance how different the French system is compare to US, at most it is disingenuous and willfully misleading.