Do unions help to increase worker productivity?
I’m in a union an I hate it. I have no choice in the matter either cause if I want out I have to sacrifice my job. Unions were great at one time. Now laws are in place wether it be OSHA or ANSI saftey requirments or overtime and safe working hour laws. These things needed to be put in place in order to ensure a stable working environment but after these essential basics where set up now they go after pensions and getting extra pay and other benefits that do not fit the long term feasibility for the company. without a company there are no workers. Unions now seem to protect those who slack off and those who do there job and do not need the protection still must pay for it or lose their job. Not only this when some true injustice does happen an employee must go through the union channels which can take much longer than getting an attorney and getting it done much quicker. Lastly unions have their roots leadership set up from the people in the labor pool (i.e. shop stewards, greviancemen
