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Originally posted by Ustwo
Or MAYBE, just be allowed to work without having a union?
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Sixate has a non-union job. Since he chooses to work at a second, unionized job, I'm not sure what the beef with the union is.
From the limited informatin he provided, it appears as though his complaint is more with lazy people than unions wrecking a particular industry. In fact, the one reason he cites as desiring the union job, health insurance (while simultaneously complaining that the coverage isn't worth anything), is the issue most unions are currently activating their leverage.
This doesn't present a very compelling illustration of the uselessness of organized labor. Rather, the opposite seems to be the case. The non-unionized job Sixate works at doesn't provide health care coverage. Sixate values health care coverage. He chooses to work in a less desirable environment in order to get some sort of coverage. Instead of working with organized labor that is currently protesting across the nation, he rails against the power of labor movements. This sounds misplaced to me, but I'm supportive of labor.
But I'll reiterate: His example illustrates false consciousness more than the deleterious effects of unions.