Thanks for sending this. While it is a sad tale I believe blaming any of their mis-steps on unions is foolhardy and, unfortunately, expected by a publication like business week. They are an easy target. Blaming unions, to my mind, is like blaming you or big Leader for Captain Shitty’s shitty management. It is like blaming the coal shovelers on the Titanic for the captain running the boat into the iceberg.
But what are they really? In reality they are, like the consortium of shareholders and executives at the top, just a collection of individuals trying to protect their standard of living and pay standards. You know from your own experience how little power even a high ranking executive like big Leader or yourself may have against the Captain Shitty/shareholder machine – why would anyone expect worker bees to not try to figure out the most effective way for them to have their voices heard and their demands met?
While Businessweek continues to slam on the false strawman of unions to avoid blaming lazy management and corrupt executives, our country and our industries continue to get their lunches eaten.
But what are they really? In reality they are, like the consortium of shareholders and executives at the top, just a collection of individuals trying to protect their standard of living and pay standards. You know from your own experience how little power even a high ranking executive like big Leader or yourself may have against the Captain Shitty/shareholder machine – why would anyone expect worker bees to not try to figure out the most effective way for them to have their voices heard and their demands met?
While Businessweek continues to slam on the false strawman of unions to avoid blaming lazy management and corrupt executives, our country and our industries continue to get their lunches eaten.
