48.9% of Unions members work for the Government

[Brownshoe]

(02-01-2016, 12:03 PM)Benton Wrote: Two reasons.

One, they aren't always needed. Small businesses are roughly half the jobs in the U.S. I don't know how many of them are unionized, but I'd guess a much smaller percentage than those employed by large businesses. And, generally, small businesses are less likely to have a union for a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest is the direct contact between management and workers. When you see your boss on a regular basis, or when your boss has to work in your working conditions, there's a better understanding between the two. Likewise, smaller businesses employer fewer people, so there's less of a need for employees to come together to get training or corrective action for employees who aren't pulling their weight or who are putting others in danger.

Two, misinformation. You can see it in this thread or open up Facebook. There are people who have been lead to believe unions are all about protecting the lazy, bleeding companies dry of profits and supporting socialism. Those people have been mislead by a very well-funded effort to reduce worker rights and wages through misinformation. It also helps politicians score points with a segment of voters, and some donors.

I see why small businesses don't have unions, but people just don't realize how much big businesses bend over their employees if they get the chance. Unions can help bad employees keep their jobs, but that happens so few and far between. There are much more positives than negatives in Unions.