I just think there is too much greed out there and unions have nothing better to do.
Spoken like a true capitalist. But who is being greedy? Hedge funds? Wall Street? Board Directors? CEOs? would-be CEOs? Is their greed not to be questioned? What would be a better thing for a union to do exactly?
If you dont like your employer or pay then leave.
And what if I liked my employer or pay, but then they changed and so did my pay? What about my family/career/mortgage/commitments? Such a typically 'let them eat cake' statement which totally ignores the reality of middle class working life.
Theres many many more people out there doing it hard with crap jobs and crap pay.
...and probably not represented by a union.
I'm not a union man, but it is safe to say that without the collective action of the masses we would all be working 12 hours a day for 50c an hour, and being flogged by robber barons for the privilege. I think its worth allowing unions a little latitude on this one. Especially when career politicians and corporate fat cats begin to collude ala Fergie & Dixie.