Muda69 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-mainly-reject-labor-unions Quote Union membership continues to decline, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union membership fell from 6.3 percent of private‐sector employment in 2020 to 6.1 percent in 2021. Meanwhile, membership fell from 29.9 percent to 29.6 percent in state governments, and from 41.7 percent to 40.2 percent in local governments. The chart shows that private‐sector membership has fallen steadily since the 1960s. Michael Saltsman notes that unions may gain the odd victory at a Starbucks location, but that is unlikely to change the overall trend. Meanwhile, the chart shows that the union share in the public sector remains high. I discuss some of the reasons why here. The new data will be unwelcome to President Biden, who mistakenly sees unions as centrally important to the economy. He says that he wants to “provide workers with the choice to join a union and bargain collectively with their employers.” But private‐sector workers are rejecting that option, even though unions need just bare majority votes to impose themselves on workplaces. ... /sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/2022-01/labor%20union%20shares.png?itok=9tmO07DHNotes: Chart data from BLS and unionstats. For more on labor unions, see here, here, and here. Good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Muda69 said: https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-mainly-reject-labor-unions Good. The subject of the transformation in the public perception of organized labor over the years is fascinating. They’ve gone from protector of the common man, to thumb on the scales of the economy, to banker for organized crime, to now - largely political entities more interested in influencing national policy and national elections than their original role of providing an economic check on corporate disregard for anything but the bottom line. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Careful what you wish for https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2020/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Irishman said: Careful what you wish for https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2020/ So what? If you want that kind of compensation then why aren't you a CEO? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swordfish Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 FYI - "Goliath" is busy purchasing and developing more robots......Robots don't unionize...... https://nypost.com/2021/06/14/amazon-tests-warehouse-robots-it-claims-will-reduce-worker-injuries/ Amazon, meanwhile, insists that the robots are not aimed at replacing workers. Yeah, right...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 And if robots do the job more efficiently, and cost savings are passed on to the consumers, don’t we all benefit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Wait until lawyers are robots! Won't that benefit all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Liver Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 When you replace Bobref with a robot please call me. I don't think his personality could be engineered into a robot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 I don't think BR could be accurately replicated. I think we would be sadly disappointed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Goose Liver said: When you replace Bobref with a robot please call me. I don't think his personality could be engineered into a robot. Wait. He isn't a robot? 🤣😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, swordfish said: I don't think BR could be accurately replicated. I think we would be sadly disappointed..... Anyone? ***Just a shameless plug for this show, which is airing it's final season in 2 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteEstonia Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Bobref said: and cost savings are passed on to the consumers Cost savings are never "passed on" to the consumers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, DanteEstonia said: Cost savings are never "passed on" to the consumers. “Never” is a pretty broad statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 5:44 PM, Bobref said: “Never” is a pretty broad statement. He has an insurance license. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteEstonia Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 2:44 PM, Bobref said: “Never” is a pretty broad statement. It's equal in scope and size to the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteEstonia Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 9:06 PM, Impartial_Observer said: He has an insurance license. He also bought TSLA at $30/share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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