The Future of Unions

[David Horn]

I don't have a lot of faith in the union movement, to be frank about it.  Unions haven't been all that different from the capitalists they nominally oppose:

• Membership has been restrictive, with outright favoritism common and rejection for leadership common
  
• Corruption has been far too common, as has involvement by organized crime
  
• The interests of the union leadership often take precedence over the welfare of the members, and many times to their detriment
  
• They are becoming less and less effective at any level.
  

Why join if its an exercise in futility -- especially in light of Right to Work and At Will employment laws, that make them impotent. It may finally be time for the public sector to set rules that level the playing field, all squawking by capital to the contrary.