Augustus Maximus wrote:Unions were an extremely necessary association when they were first formed. They did do a great deal to make working in the United States a great deal better. The bad thing about Unions today is that they seem to have lost their way. It appears that they have forgotten the core mission of a union is to protect the worker, both short term and long term. Too often they take positions that ignore the long term implications. Often it also seems that they really don't look out for the membership, but for their own ends. Because of this they have fallen out of favour, and are a target, sometimes legitimately.
I agree with you. In the beginning, unions were absolutely necessary. I do believe they are still very relevant and necessary. But you're right in that, far too often, they become an end unto themselves rather than a means for taking care of the workers.
Seriously, in truth attorneys are effectively unionized already in that they can pretty well fight for whatever they want.. and other attorneys are not going to oppose things benefitting them all. That is, it is one group that doesn't need a union because their abilities to get what they want/need are inherent in their profession.
