Exactly! Hostess tried to come to an agreement with their unions and the unions refused. I have come to think that people who are in unions do not believe that the same realities that affect our lives should affect theirs.
I remember when everything went ker-fluey, and what did the Boeing Machinists do? They went on strike. People losing jobs left and right. People, like my hubby, whose 401K became a 201K. And, the union at Boeing decided it was a good time to strike. After that strike ended, Boeing moved part of their operations to a right-to-work state and opened a non-union plant. The union people here in the Seattle area were outraged. Honestly, what did they think was going to happen? The economy is in the tank, people are losing their jobs everywhere; but, you should get a big raise 'cause, why? You are in a union?
So, I just don't get the mind-set of these people. They seem to be at war with the people who hire them, and they always believe they are worth more money, even if the world around them is crumbling.
The thing about it is Unions aren't managed by workers. Those days are long past. They are funded by nation wide memberships & managed by national offices who really could care less if Joe Worker has a job or not.
-— The union people here in the Seattle area were outraged. Honestly, what did they think was going to happen? The economy is in the tank, people are losing their jobs everywhere; but, you should get a big raise ‘cause, why? You are in a union? -——
It’s really tough to figure. Even if you assume that the leaders are commies, it still doesn’t make sense to commit suicide.
Public employee unions are even far worse because the customers are forced taxpayers and management is bought and paid politicians