Unions
Muddy
USA
Friday, July 19, 2024 9:58 AM
We saw the Teamsters president Sean O’brien speaking at the RNC. Another sign the GOP trying to wrestle unions from the Dems. Been slowly changing.
Some defintely are going to move over. I always think to myself how are some of these unions still in the bag for democrats when most of there members atleast that I know they are all in for Trump now a days. Construction, Police, Fire, Plumbers, Electricians Al those. It’s kind of weird, seems to be a huge disconnect there.
Some other unions though, yeah not a chance. Teachers, healthcare, safely democrat.
Smart play by the republicans? To me I think so, if the Dems are going open border, that don’t mix well with union labor. The math just don’t work on that. Other things too Dems killing the keystone, going to green energy mandates, there’s an opportunity there.
Some defintely are going to move over. I always think to myself how are some of these unions still in the bag for democrats when most of there members atleast that I know they are all in for Trump now a days. Construction, Police, Fire, Plumbers, Electricians Al those. It’s kind of weird, seems to be a huge disconnect there.
Some other unions though, yeah not a chance. Teachers, healthcare, safely democrat.
Smart play by the republicans? To me I think so, if the Dems are going open border, that don’t mix well with union labor. The math just don’t work on that. Other things too Dems killing the keystone, going to green energy mandates, there’s an opportunity there.
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I’m not a union guy, but unions most definitely should protect wage deflation by illegals.
I like the concept of private sector unions, in a day where corporations try to extract every penny for quarterly profits. We need that counterweight. In practice, however, they've become graft machines.
Public sector unions should be outlawed, full stop. Even FDR said the concept of collective bargaining didn't translate to the public sector. Getting to vote in someone friendly, then bargain with them, is a racket.
Teachers Union head Randi Weingarten is an evil woman. Responsible for a generation of learning loss and child suicide for keeping kids out of the classroom when COVID was never a serious threat to them. In a just world, she'd be facing felony charges.
The police unions have always supported pro-law enforcement Republicans.
In theory, it's upside-down. In theory, the Republican party, whose platform claims to be working towards (among other things) small government and for private-property rights, should essentially privilege capital (business and ownership) interests over labor interests. In theory, the Democrat party, whose platform claims to be working (among other things) via large government towards restrictions on business, should essentially privilege labor interests over capital interests.
Neither party is playing by those theories. Social conservatism, the woke-versus-antiwoke divide, and so on, mean that the Republican party rightly gains the support of many working-class citizens. They'd be unhappy, in the Democrat theory, if some of their social-welfare checks went away and their employers were more and more free to extort greater work for lesser remuneration from them. In theory, to that pitfall the Republican would argue, that a "rising tide lifts all ships" and therefore if the businesses are benefiting then the workers will see that benefit in better wages and working conditions. In theory.
I vote Left with much chagrin. I am profoundly disappointed in the way that the Democrat party has abandoned the Labor movement and working-class interests in favor of the "elite" cadre of insider policy-makers. I understand why labor leaders see the Republican party as a better choice for themselves right now.
What accounts for the change? Historically, when did it come about? Who's to blame for the Democrats losing Big Labor? Or can you just credit long-term Republican strategy and intelligent cultivation of their base?
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Private sector (non govt) union participation was 23.4% in 1974. It fell steadily for 50 years and is now at 6%. Biden tried to be pro union with his majority of the NLRB. He’s made it much easier to organize with relaxed voting requirements and easier dues collection. He also walked the picket line when the UAW was on strike. Unions added 200k members last year but participation is still 6%.