The Unions were run by the mob before they were busted. I'm not opposed, but I recommend vigilance.

@EdEarl That is a gross exaggeration. Some unions on the east coast were run by the mob but it wasn't a reality hardly any where else.

@kmdskit3 True, not all. Teamsters was a big one in the news as being run by the mob, but I wasn't there.

I'm a big union supporter. I worked in aerospace for almost 30 years much of that as a company labor relations rep. There's good and bad in every segment of business, unions included, but unionism, in general, did a great deal to benefit the common laborer in this country over many decades. I watched, before I retired, as the unions lost power, and along with that, wages and benefits. Simultaneously, so did the non-union workers. A rising tide floats all boats.

@Condor5 I agree completely! To go along with what you said the decline in the middle class runs directly parallel to declining union membership.

@kmdskit3 bingo.

The figure for unemployment is derived from how many are collecting unemployment insurance and does very little to reflect the actual situation.

That's the reason when a person is hired at WalMart they get an application for food stamps. How f'ing wrong is that??

@memorylikeasieve My point exactly...