I see you make multiple posts philpat so I will not refrain from doing the same.
Once again, stop predicating like a messiah, telling to people/unions/world how they should behave or not in the "changed" scenario.
First of all, the western world has not changed much since the crisis. Poverty is more or less where it was before, the wars are not over, people is deeply divided on practically any matter.
Whatever change is due, it will not come from the masses as long they have enough food, TV/internet and drugs (legal or illegal one). For now, we have plenty of that in the western world.
Telling people that "they should realize times have changed" is a preposterous and totally useless statement. Suggesting that unions should shut up or cease, then is simply insulting, as until you can prove the contrary, they represent the victims and not the culprits for the current and past crisis.
Really, if you all have to say is "let's work together for a better world", there is no sentence more hypocritical, inapplicable, and generally fraud-smelling that can be said. Although, it still incredibly work at election time.