There are obvious problems with the unions but the anti union rhetoric and fantasy around here is starting to exceed the hysteria we hear from the left over global warming.
I don’t dispute the cost of union labor but I do dispute who is at fault. A lot of that cost is insurance and is the fault of the insurers. As far as retirement funds are concerned, I want to see how they compare to white collar workers with those same companies.
My neighbor was a low level exec with Chrysler when he retired before 50 years old. When he was working he picked up a nice 6 figure salary for smacking golf balls on the driving range while he was “working”. Add his 4 and a half months of paid vacation every year to the monster bonus and perpetual medical covereage he got upon retirement and it’s a chunk. He estimated his own costs at several times what it cost to employ a lineworker. He was one of dozens like him at the proving ground.
Scratch that #18. I meant #37 which points the finger at the corporate directors.