Many people realize that unions can hurt the workers they claim to represent. For example, the United Auto Workers union drove labor costs up for the Big Three automakers, a major factor in driving General Motors into bankruptcy and leaving Detroit a shadow of its former glory.
By Kevin Mooney, Watchdog.org
If you’re like most Americans, and prefer not to be part of a labor union, you should know that organized labor still impacts your compensation and standard of living. This much is made apparent by a just released u-tube video compliments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI).
It’s the old “fair share” argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual.
The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not — to pay union dues. The union claims educators owe their “fair share” because it must represent non-union members in collective bargaining and grievances.
The United Auto Workers union, having looted and stripped Detroit bare, have set their sights south, to the right-to-work states and the foreign-owned auto plants they host.
