Re:USPS is falsifying safety docs as its workers die of heat
by throw0101c on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:43AM
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> For good reason. Unions pool workers' interests against the opposing interests of the employer; which means for public unions, they go against the interests of the public at large. There are countless examples of this.
Or against the politicians / political class. And given the amount of gerrymandering that goes on in the US, whether the elected politicians actually accurately represent the public at large is debatable.
Or against the politicians / political class. And given the amount of gerrymandering that goes on in the US, whether the elected politicians actually accurately represent the public at large is debatable.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REDMAP
See also "Teachers are now five times more likely to have a side gig than the average full-time worker":
* https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/4/17164718/te...
* https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/01/about-one...
Perhaps some public sector employees need unions because they're getting steam-rolled. (Of course some unions (e.g., police) may be too powerful.)