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Originally Posted by Poison

So that if your boss or someone in power has something against you (Not for your work performance) you cant be tossed to the curb. (And if you think it doesnt happen that way in the workforce youre wrong)

If they don't like me they should be able to fire me. People shouldn't be forced to keep employees that they don't like.

So that youre guaranteed a decent pension, quality of life, wage increase so that the upper management aren't eating caviar at your expense etc etc etc.

You can get those things easily without unions. If that is the way the company is run then quit. They likely aren't worth it to work for anyways.

Personally I don't want to work for a company that is forced to do these things but would rather screw their workers if given the option. Most likely they will just find other ways to screw you anyways if thats how they want to operate.

I could go on and on, and for the amount of people ripping the unions here the only point(s) ive seen made is the "lazy" angle, which can be argued for non-union jobs, as well as the driving up wages angle, which can be argued as well for non-union jobs (ie. oil)

The difference between the lazy workers in the private sector and in union jobs are that the lazy people are fired much quicker and much easier when unions are not present to ensure their rights to get paid for doing nothing.

Bottom line is we live in a democracy and you can CHOOSE on whether you want to be in a union or not, if you choose not to work in one then keep your ignorance to yourself.

There are lots of jobs where you can't choose to be in a union and are forced to pay dues and be associated with those pieces of crap.