Reply #10: unions do not foster individuality because the nature of the union [View All]

[bleedingheart]

is to form a cohesive group that works together...collective bargaining.

As to the petty issues regarding seniority ..etc, same thing happens in non union environments however the union gets the blame for it in a union shop.

If anything I blame union members for not being more active in their union. There was a time when more people attended the weekly/monthly meetings and they ran for office..but like our country the rank and file got lazy and let some of the losers rise up unchallenged.

The tipping point was the air traffic controller strike. If every major union had walked out in support of their brothers...it would have made a huge difference but everyone was worried about their own "skin"...and now they are dying a death by a thousand cuts...