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Historically, especially before the 1960s, unions were largely beneficial entities. In my MBA program many decades ago, we learned that industrial and craft unions actually benefited employers - union shops were largely more profitable and more productive due to union training and improved employee relations.
This mutual bargain, IMHO, has largely broken down as unions these days seem to be much more about job protection, unnecessarily narrow job descriptions and such. Public employee unions are the worst. (and public safety/law enforcement unions are the worst of the worst.) Of course, for every adversarial union - employer situation, you have two sides, in the sense that management often, but not always, plays a big part in the problem.
Saying that, should we dump unions (which is what the bill would have done at the private employer level)? I think not, since at will employment means the card is stacked so heavily against an individual empoloyee. Only collective action among employees (i.e. a union)can help minimize harms to employees. A bargaining unit can level the playing field.
In a free society employees would be free to organize, form a union, and approach an employer to bargain. However, also in a free society, the employer would be free to tell them to hit the road and fire them all. Very few want it to be this way, though, because freedom scares people. Thus, in the society we currently live most people do not want freedom, but want some form of fascism or communism, just their form of fascism or communism.
Precisely. The bill was pushed by AFB, an political entity known for pushing an anti-worker policy. The NH GOP knew this was against the interests of it's working class constituents.
If only that concise logic was actually applied to GOP dominated states further south... Oh well.
In a free society employees would be free to organize, form a union, and approach an employer to bargain. However, also in a free society, the employer would be free to tell them to hit the road and fire them all. Very few want it to be this way, though, because freedom scares people. Thus, in the society we currently live most people do not want freedom, but want some form of fascism or communism, just their form of fascism or communism.
Actually, this is pretty close to what we have now! Seems to work well for companies, not so well for workers. How much of a raise have you had the past few years? How confident do you feel regarding your job? Unpaid overtime? Not getting paid for the time it takes to get ready for your shift?
Actually, this is pretty close to what we have now! Seems to work well for companies, not so well for workers. How much of a raise have you had the past few years? How confident do you feel regarding your job? Unpaid overtime? Not getting paid for the time it takes to get ready for your shift?
Raises shouldn't be a "right". They used to be based on an employer deciding an employee has done better than average or expected - that the employee worked extra hard and is valuable and earned it. The employer offers a raise because he wants to keep this valuable employee. And I know plenty of people who shouldn't be confident they will keep their job as they do as little as possible they can get by with, let alone get a raise!
If the employee doesn't like the terms, the employee should find a different job. If they are "that good" that they "deserve" that raise, they should have no trouble going elsewhere.
And who gets paid "getting ready" for a shift? In my job, my shift starts at 8am. I am expected to be on duty at 8am and already "ready". I don't get paid for that, why should I?
And who gets paid "getting ready" for a shift? In my job, my shift starts at 8am. I am expected to be on duty at 8am and already "ready". I don't get paid for that, why should I?
Granted, most jobs one just shows up.
But there are other specialized jobs that require specialized clothing put on at job. Such as clean rooms or specialized laboratories.
...and safety gear. Clean rooms are a good example. If you've ever been in one, you'd know it takes quite a while, especially for class 100 or below (tighter).
In a free society employees would be free to organize, form a union, and approach an employer to bargain. However, also in a free society, the employer would be free to tell them to hit the road and fire them all. Very few want it to be this way, though, because freedom scares people. Thus, in the society we currently live most people do not want freedom, but want some form of fascism or communism, just their form of fascism or communism.
New Hampshire is a blue state and has voted for a Democratic president in every election since 1992, except for 2000 which was due to Ralph Nader. They know that if they vote for this, they'll lose their jobs.
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