Image by Getty Images via @daylifeUnions and unionism is another pet issue of mine even though many in my family were and are union members; mostly UAW.
Unionism had its place in history; there is no doubt about that. Workers were mistreated and they needed to have some protection from unscrupulous bosses that could fire people on a whim.
Unions did help create a middle class in this country and especially in Michigan Michigan
Unionism was a success because their main weapon was the strike which crippled a specific company allowing competitors to gain market share.
The UAW grew fat, lazy, greedy, stupid and corrupt. My brother-in-law who was union for over 40 years complained about the gradual degeneration of the union.
The recent collapse of the auto industry pointed fingers at the complicity of the UAW in the collapse. All of a sudden the UAW wanted to be partners with the auto companies; willing to take lower wages just to preserve their jobs.
Things got better with a taxpayer bailout but now the unions want to go back to the days of yore’ and the taxpayers are in no mood for that nonsense to happen again.
The UAW, with the lowest number of members in their history, is now fighting for its life and Bob King, the president, readily admits that fact. He also says that the UAW must unionize foreign auto companies and he wants to force those companies to allow the UAW to unionize their plants knowing full well that the auto companies and their workers DO NOT WANT THE UNIONS THERE.
Our newspapers are filled with articles by union leaders trying to justify the need for unionization, even by force, as something this country must have; it makes my blood boil.
One of the positives of Republican rule in the House is to stymie forced unionism which Obama was willing to grant, knowing full well it was unfair and had a negative economic effect on the country just like unionization did during the Great Depression.
I will call attention to and write my Congressmen, every time unionism raises its ugly head to force itself on industry, especially the UAW.
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