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Why Do We Need Unions?

Flubadub Wrote: Dec 15, 2012 8:12 AM

If I pay the department of motor vehicles ignoramus why can't I fire him? Because of his stinking union and the dues I also pay. This is so unfair I need a union to represent me. Sounds like the only way out of this is for me to have a bigger, meaner union and pay for protection with a larger union. Now that they understand. All sides funded by the taxpayer. Unions, taking insanity to new levels.

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Why Do We Need Unions?

Michigan has now become the 24th state to give workers the right to work without having to join a union. The event provoked more than vigorous debate. State police had to be on duty to guarantee the safety and the ability of Michigan legislators to actually go vote on the measure.

So what is the controversy all about? I agree with folks on the left about the real issue. It's not about right to work. It's about unions themselves. Why do we have them? Why do we need them? What public purpose do they serve?

There's no mystery here. A union...

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